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                                    UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                      FORM 10-K

                    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                       OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

                           Commission file number 0-14466

          CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   Connecticut                        06-1115374
              (State of Organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                       900 Cottage Grove Road, South Building
                           Bloomfield, Connecticut  06002
                      (Address of principal executive offices)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (860) 726-6000


             Securities  registered  pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                        None         
                                (Title of Each Class)

             Securities  registered  pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                        Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                                  (Title of Class)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                                    Yes  X   No     

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the registrant. Not applicable.





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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                                                                    
PART I                                                                                                                    PAGE

Item  1.      Business                                                                                                     3
Item  2.      Properties                                                                                                   6
Item  3.      Legal Proceedings                                                                                            8
Item  4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                          8


PART II

Item  5.      Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Security Holder Matters                                    8
Item  6.      Selected Financial Data                                                                                      9
Item  7.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
               Results of Operations                                                                                      10
Item  8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                                                 13
Item  9.      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
               Financial Disclosure                                                                                       26


PART III

Item 10.      Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant                                                          26
Item 11.      Executive Compensation                                                                                      28
Item 12.      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management                                              29
Item 13.      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                                              29


PART IV

Item 14.      Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K                                            30

SIGNATURES                                                                                                                34



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                                     PART I
ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

     The   registrant,   Connecticut   General  Realty   Investors  III  Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership"), was formed on April 12, 1984, under the Uniform
Limited  Partnership  Act of the State of  Connecticut  to  invest in  primarily
residential  and, to a lesser extent,  commercial  real  properties.  On July 2,
1984, the Partnership  commenced an offering of $25,000,000 (subject to increase
up to $50,000,000) of Limited Partnership  Interests (the "Units") at $1,000 per
Unit, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 under the Securities Act
of 1933 (Registration No. 2-90944).

     The General  Partner of the  Partnership is CIGNA Realty  Resources,  Inc.-
Fifth (the "General  Partner"),  which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
CIGNA Corporation  ("CIGNA"),  a publicly held corporation whose stock is traded
on the New York Stock Exchange.

     A total of 24,856  Units  was sold to the  public  prior to the  offering's
termination  on July 1, 1986.  The holders of 6,480  Units were  admitted to the
Partnership  in  1984;  the  holders  of  11,519  Units  were  admitted  to  the
Partnership in 1985;  the holders of the remaining  6,857 Units were admitted to
the Partnership in 1986.  From the 24,856 Units sold, the  Partnership  received
net proceeds of  $22,408,052.  The holders of Units ("Unit  Holders" or "Limited
Partners") of the Partnership  will share in the ownership of the  Partnership's
real property investments  according to the number of Units held.  Subsequent to
admittance to the  Partnership,  no Unit Holder has made any additional  capital
contribution.  The  Partnership is engaged solely in the business of real estate
investment.  A  presentation  of  information  about  industry  segments  is not
applicable.

     The  Partnership is engaged in passive  activities and therefore  investors
are  subject to the  applicable  provisions  of the  Internal  Revenue  Code and
Regulations.   Losses  from  "passive  activities"  (which  include  any  rental
activity) may only offset income from "passive  activities".  Investors' passive
losses in excess of  passive  income  from all  sources  are  suspended  and are
carried over to future years when they may be deducted  against  passive  income
generated by the Partnership in such year (including gain recognized on the sale
of the Partnership's assets) or against passive income derived by investors from
other  sources.   Any  suspended  losses  remaining  subsequent  to  Partnership
dissolution may be used by investors to offset ordinary income.

     The  Partnership  acquired  four  residential  complexes  located  in Ohio,
Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Illinois and one shopping center located in Florida. In
order to acquire these properties, the Partnership invested $16,372,438 in cash,
took or assumed  $35,684,061  in mortgages,  incurred  $3,673,982 in acquisition
fees and  expenses,  established  reserves  for  improvements  of  $720,000  and
established working capital reserves of $1,242,800.

     Pursuant  to the  Partnership  Agreement,  the  Partnership  is required to
terminate on or before December 31, 2017. The Partnership anticipated that prior
to its termination and dissolution,  some or all of the Partnership's properties
would be sold, the retention or sale of any property dependent,  in part, on the
anticipated remaining economic benefits of continued ownership.  It was expected
that most sales would occur after a period of ownership  extending  from five to
ten years. The Partnership sold the Florida shopping center,  Promenades  Plaza,
on  September  22,  1994.  The  Partnership  completed  a sale  of its  Illinois
apartment  complex on April 30, 1996 and the sale of its New  Orleans  apartment
complex on October 23, 1997. On March 8, 1999, the  Partnership  entered into an
Agreement of Purchase and Sale to sell its investment in the Oklahoma  apartment
complex by April 13, 1999.  The  Partnership  estimates  that the Ohio apartment
complex will be sold in 1999. Upon the sale of each of the  properties,  the net
proceeds will be distributed to limited partners.

     In December 1993, the Partnership refinanced the first and second mortgages
encumbering the Waterford Apartments property.  The first mortgage,  funded with
multifamily  housing  revenue  bonds  issued by the Tulsa  County  Home  Finance
Authority,  and the second mortgage were replaced with a new first mortgage. The
replacement  financing  was also funded with newly  issued  multifamily  housing
revenue  bonds  issued  by  the  Tulsa  County  Home  Finance  Authority.  As  a
requirement of the new financing, the Waterford property had to be classified as
single asset ownership.  Since the Partnership owns multiple  properties,  a new
partnership was created to house the Waterford  property as its sole real estate
asset. Waterford Partnership, a general partnership,  was organized in the State
of  Connecticut  with the  Partnership  as its managing  general  partner (99.9%
interest) and the General Partner (0.1% interest) as the other general  partner.
The

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interest of the General  Partner in the new partnership is held in trust for the
benefit of The Tulsa Corporation,  a newly organized Delaware  corporation,  the
stock of which is 100%  owned by the  Partnership.  The  Tulsa  Corporation  was
created  with the sole  purpose  of acting  as the  beneficiary  of the  General
Partner's ownership interest in the Waterford Partnership. The new structure has
no economic  effect on the Partners nor does it require any changes in financial
reporting for the Partnership.

The  Partnership  has  made  the  real  property  investments  set  forth in the
following table:




                   Versailles Village       Promenades            Waterford          Stonebridge        Stewart's Glen
                       Apartments         Plaza Shopping         Apartments             Manor             Apartments
                      Forest Park,            Center           Tulsa, Oklahoma        Apartments           Phase III
                          Ohio            Port Charlotte,                            New Orleans,        Willowbrook,
                                            Florida (c)                             Louisiana (d)        Illinois (e)

                                                                                                       
Purchase                    $5,920,000          $10,486,000          $17,130,000          $11,326,014          $7,194,485
Price (a)

Cash                        $2,120,000           $5,463,052           $3,441,666           $3,278,235          $2,069,485
Investment

Initial                     $3,800,000           $5,022,948          $13,688,334           $8,047,779          $5,125,000
Mortgage
Financing (b)

Acquisition                   $433,986           $1,194,469             $806,350             $742,782            $496,395
Fees and
Expenses

Size                        180 units           230,268 sq. ft.       344 units           264 units            104 units
                    
Date of                     02/06/85            04/15/85 (sold        10/31/85            11/26/85 (sold       07/24/87 (sold
Purchase                                          09/22/94)                                 10/23/97)             04/30/96)
                                                 
Type of                    Fee ownership        Fee ownership        Fee ownership       Fee ownership        Fee ownership
Ownership                  subject to           subject to           subject to          subject to           subject to
                           Mortgage             Mortgage             Mortgage            Mortgage             Mortgage
=================  ===================  ===================  =================== ==================== ===================

(a)  Excludes  all broker  fees paid at  closing.  Amounts  shown do not reflect
     reductions for discounts on related debt or sellers'  guarantees  which are
     adjustments to the recorded purchase price.

(b)  Reference  is made to the Notes to  Financial  Statements  included in this
     annual report for details on debt  modifications,  the current  outstanding
     principal balances and a description of the long-term  indebtedness secured
     by the  Partnership's  real  property  investments  and to Schedule III for
     additional information.

(c)  Promenades  Plaza added 14,624 square feet subsequent to acquisition.  This
     property was sold  September  22,  1994.  Reference is made to the Notes to
     Financial Statements for a description of the sale.

(d)  This property was sold October 23, 1997.  Reference is made to the Notes to
     Financial Statements for a description of the sale.

(e)  In July 1987, the Partnership acquired a 33% interest in the Phase III
     Apartment Venture, a joint venture with the General Partner, which was
     established as a temporary  vehicle for providing the Partnership with
     the  means  to  acquire  the  property  without   finalized   mortgage
     arrangements,  and, thereby, avoid being in default under the terms of
     the purchase agreement.  On December 10, 1987 the Partnership received
     a commitment for permanent  mortgage financing and, in accordance with
     the terms of the joint venture  agreement,  the Partnership  purchased
     the General Partner's joint venture interest.  Funding of the purchase
     took place in January  1988.  The  information  shown  represents  the
     Partnership's  100% ownership of the property.  This property was sold
     April 30, 1996. Reference is made to the Notes to Financial Statements
     for a description of the sale.

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     Versailles  Village Apartments is located in the City of Forest Park, Ohio,
in the  northwest  section of Hamilton  County,  approximately  14 miles outside
downtown Cincinnati. It is expected that Cincinnati's economy will decelerate in
response to national and international  forces.  Cincinnati's economic expansion
was steady in 1998 with  employment  up 2.8%,  although this rate is expected to
slow to 1.0% through 2003.  Unemployment remained low in 1998 at 3.3%, below the
national  average of 4.4%, but is expected to climb to 4.2% by 2003.  Population
gains are  expected  to continue at  approximately  0.6% in the short term.  Per
capita  income in 1998 was  $27,900  and  ranked  46th out of 114  metro  areas.
However,  incomes are  expected to slow over the next  several  years with wages
dropping below the national average.

     Both the manufacturing and service employment segments have led to positive
employment  trends in Ohio over the past few years.  Following  national trends,
the  service  sector is  expected  to create  the  majority  of new jobs in Ohio
through the year 2000.  Business,  computer,  personnel and medical services are
some of the fastest growing industries in the area market.  While  manufacturing
remains a significant  presence in the area,  the industry will post declines of
approximately 1.4% per year through 2003.  International weakness has hurt local
steel  production  leading  to price cuts and  employment  losses.  Cutbacks  in
defense  spending has slowed the growth at General  Electric  Aircraft  Engines.
Weakness in Asia has impacted  Cincinnati-based  Proctor & Gamble which recently
announced a  reorganization  plan.  Expansion  in service  industries  will help
offset the declines in manufacturing over the short term.

     The Cincinnati  apartment market has rebounded from the lows experienced in
the early 1990's.  Apartment  construction  has been fairly active over the past
couple  of years,  and is  expected  to  continue  as long as the local  economy
remains strong.  Cincinnati posted 2,215 apartment unit starts in 1998,  ranking
31st out of the top 114  metropolitan  areas (80% of the annual average of 2,768
and 38% of the peak of 5,795). In the northwest area where Versailles Village is
located,  approximately 250 units were constructed in 1998.  Although the market
is absorbing the new units as they become available,  the competition from newer
units tends to limit rate  increases.  Home ownership  continues to compete with
the rental  market due to the  relative  low cost of  housing  and low  interest
rates.  Single-family  housing  permits  totalled  8,700  in  1998  compared  to
multi-housing  permits of 2,700. An older property,  Versailles Village competes
well with similar  class C and B properties  in its  submarket of  approximately
3,930 units although rates are generally  lower than the  competition due to its
age.  Versailles Village competes directly with 1,126 units. The property offers
amenities  similar to the  competition  but has much larger floor plans.  Rental
rates for two bedroom  units are offered at $631 per month in the  submarket and
between $570 and $620 at Versailles  Village.  Versailles Village has planned to
increase rates by approximately 3.4% in 1999. Occupancy at Versailles Village is
in line with the market,  averaging 94% to 97%. The  Partnership  plans to place
the property on the market for sale during the second quarter of 1999.

     Waterford Apartments is located in South Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa remains one
of the fastest growing  metropolitan areas in the country.  Employment expansion
at 2.65% in 1998 was  slower  than  1997  due to an  expected  slow  down in the
manufacturing segment. The rate of growth is anticipated to fall further to 1.5%
in 1999. The majority of jobs created during 1998 was in the service sector. The
services,  transportation,  communications and public utilities,  finance,  real
estate,  and  construction  segments all showed  strong  growth during the year.
Additionally,  Tulsa's  unemployment  rate of 3%  remained  below  the  national
average of 4.4%.  Tight labor markets  continue to put upward pressure on wages,
although Tulsa's per capita income remains below the national average.

     Home sales in Tulsa grew by approximately 15% in 1998 with the median price
up 4%. Local  markets were assisted by strong  national and regional  growth and
low mortgage  rates.  Housing permits are expected to increase from 1998's total
of 3,700 to 4,900 by the year 2003. Multifamily housing construction,  which was
at a virtual  standstill  in the early 1990s,  experienced  strong growth in the
latter half of the decade. Approximately 2,200 apartment units have come on-line
since 1996, half of which were Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties. Despite
the rise in  inventory,  occupancy  held  steady at 94.5% in 1998 with  rates up
6.5%.  Over the next 18 months,  approximately  2,900  units are planned for the
Tulsa market, which will likely create an occupancy "softness" in the upper tier
of the market.  Despite economic expansion,  occupancy could dip somewhat as the
new construction supply is added.

   The southeast  submarket where Waterford is located consists of approximately
20,080  units.  Occupancy in the market was 94% with  Waterford at 95% for 1998.
Waterford is located only five miles outside the central business  district in a
well-maintained,  vintage  neighborhood.  The  property  is a Class  "A"  luxury
apartment complex and continues to hold an

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advantage over the Tulsa luxury apartment  market due to its superior  location.
While  Waterford's  unit  sizes  are  smaller  than the  competition,  Waterford
compensates with mature  landscaping,  a variety of amenities and a focus on the
upkeep of the units.  When  compared  with the direct  competition  in the Tulsa
rental market, Waterford's rental rates are above the average. Average rents for
the direct competition are approximately $549 for one bedroom units and $729 for
two bedroom units, while Waterford's average rental rates are approximately $575
for one bedroom units and $750 for two bedroom  units.  The property is expected
to be sold in the  second  quarter  of  1999,  in line  with  the  Partnership's
liquidation objective and to capitalize on the strong Tulsa market.

     Approximate  occupancy  levels for the properties on a quarterly  basis are
set forth in the table in Item 2.

     The Partnership itself has no employees; however, the unaffiliated property
managers  engaged by CIGNA  Investments,  Inc.  ("CII",  formerly  CIGNA Capital
Advisers,  Inc.) on behalf of the  Partnership  maintain  on-site  staff.  For a
description  of  asset  management  services  provided  by CII and the  terms of
transactions  between the Partnership and affiliates of the General Partner, see
Item 13 and the Notes to Financial Statements.

     The following list details gross  revenues from  operations for each of the
Partnership's  investment  properties as a percentage of the Partnership's total
gross  revenues  during 1996,  1997,  and 1998.  In each year,  interest  income
accounted for the balance of gross revenues from operations.



                                                                           1996                    1997                     1998
                                                                           ----                    ----                     ----
                                                                                                                       
     1.  Versailles Village Apartments
         Forest Park, OH                                                      23%                     26%                     36%

     2.  Waterford Apartments
         Tulsa, OK                                                            35%                     42%                     60%

     3.  Stonebridge Manor Apartments
         New Orleans, LA (a)                                                  32%                     31%                     N/A

     4.  Stewart's Glen Apartments Phase III
         Willowbrook, IL (b)                                                   7%                     N/A                     N/A

     An "N/A" indicates the property was not owned by the Partnership during the
year.

     (a)  Stonebridge  Manor  Apartments  was  sold on  October  23,  1997.  
     (b)  Stewart's Glen Apartments was sold on April 30, 1996.



ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

     The  Partnership  owns directly  (subject to existing first mortgage loans)
the  properties  described  in  Item  1  herein.  The  Partnership's  properties
generally  have lease  terms of one year or less.  In the opinion of the General
Partner, the Partnership's properties continue to be adequately insured.









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     The following list compares approximate occupancy levels by quarter for the
Partnership's investment properties during 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998:




                VERSAILLES VILLAGE       PROMENADES            WATERFORD           STONEBRIDGE        STEWART'S GLEN
                    APARTMENTS         PLAZA SHOPPING         APARTMENTS              MANOR           APTS. PHASE III
                  FOREST PARK, OH          CENTER              TULSA, OK           APARTMENTS         WILLOWBROOK, IL
                                     PORT CHARLOTTE, FL                          NEW ORLEANS, LA            (C)
                                             (A)                                       (B)
==============  ===================  ===================  ===================  ===================  ===================
                                                                                            
     1994
AT 03/31                94%                  82%                  88%                  96%                 100%
AT 06/30                97%                  82%                  93%                  97%                  99%
AT 09/30                99%                  N/A                  94%                  95%                  93%
AT 12/31                96%                  N/A                  83%                  97%                  98%
     1995
AT 03/31                97%                  N/A                  90%                  96%                  96%
AT 06/30                99%                  N/A                  96%                  97%                  89%
AT 09/30                96%                  N/A                  98%                  96%                  98%
AT 12/31                94%                  N/A                  92%                  98%                  97%
     1996
AT 03/31                97%                  N/A                  94%                  97%                  89%
AT 06/30                98%                  N/A                  94%                  97%                  N/A
AT 09/30                96%                  N/A                  93%                  95%                  N/A
AT 12/31                94%                  N/A                  89%                  97%                  N/A
     1997
AT 03/31                94%                  N/A                  94%                  97%                  N/A
AT 06/30                96%                  N/A                  95%                  97%                  N/A
AT 09/30                98%                  N/A                  96%                  96%                  N/A
AT 12/31                94%                  N/A                  92%                  N/A                  N/A
     1998
AT 03/31                97%                  N/A                  94%                  N/A                  N/A
AT 06/30               100%                  N/A                  97%                  N/A                  N/A
AT 09/30                94%                  N/A                  94%                  N/A                  N/A
AT 12/31                94%                  N/A                  95%                  N/A                  N/A
==============  ===================  ===================  ===================  ===================  ===================

An "N/A" indicates that the property was not owned by the Partnership at the end
of the quarter.


(a)  Promenades  Plaza was sold on September  22, 1994.  
(b)  Stonebridge  Manor Apartments was sold on October 23, 1997. 
(c)  Stewart's Glen  Apartments was sold on April 30, 1996.


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ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Neither the  Partnership  nor its properties are party to or the subject of
any legal proceedings involving any material exposure.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     No matters were  submitted to a vote of security  holders during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.

                                     PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER
         MATTERS

     As of March 1, 1999,  there were  approximately  1,100 record Unit Holders.
There is no established  public trading  market for Units.  The General  Partner
will not redeem or repurchase the Units.

     The Revenue Act of 1987 contains provisions which have an adverse impact on
investors in a "publicly  traded  partnership"  ("PTP").  A PTP is a partnership
whose  interests  are  traded on an  established  securities  market or  readily
tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial  equivalent thereof).  If the
Partnership  were  classified  as a PTP, (i) the  Partnership  may be taxed as a
corporation  and (ii) the  passive  activity  rules of section  469 are  applied
separately   with  respect  to  items   attributable  to  each  publicly  traded
partnership.  On November 29, 1995, the Internal  Revenue Service ("IRS") issued
the Final PTP Regulations under section 1.7704-1.  The Final PTP Regulations are
effective  for the tax years  beginning  after  December  31, 1995.  However,  a
transition rule exists for partnerships  that were engaged in an activity before
December 4, 1995 and that do not add a  substantial  new line of business  after
that date. The Partnership qualifies for the transition rule and may continue to
rely on Notice 88-75 for guidance  through the end of 2005. In Notice 88-75, the
IRS established  alternative  safe harbors that allow interests in a partnership
to be  transferred  or redeemed  in certain  circumstances  without  causing the
partnership  to be  characterized  as a PTP.  Units of the  Partnership  are not
listed or quoted for trading on an  established  securities  exchange.  However,
CIGNA Financial  Partners ("CFP") will, upon request,  provide a Limited Partner
desiring to sell or transfer  Units with a list of secondary  market firms which
may provide a means for  matching  potential  sellers with  potential  buyers of
Units, if any.  Frequent sales of Units utilizing these services could cause the
Partnership to be deemed a PTP. The Partnership has adopted a policy prohibiting
transfers of Units in secondary market transactions unless, notwithstanding such
transfers,  the  Partnership  will  satisfy  at least  one of the safe  harbors.
Although such a restriction could impair the ability of an investor to liquidate
its  investment,  the service  provided by CFP  described  above  should allow a
certain number of transfers to be made in compliance with the safe harbor.

     The Partnership  suspended  quarterly  distributions  to Partners as of the
fourth quarter of 1988 to enable it to fund  operating  deficits from certain of
its  properties.  Subsequent  to the sale of the  Partnership's  Stewart's  Glen
property in April 1996, the Partnership reduced the balance of its cash reserves
to a level deemed  sufficient in connection with the  Partnership's  operations.
Accordingly,  on December 15, 1996, the Partnership made a cash  distribution of
$1,565,928  or $63 per Unit to Limited  Partners  of record as of  November  30,
1996. The Partnership resumed regular quarterly distributions beginning in 1997.
The Partnership  declared  quarterly cash  distributions to Limited Partners for
1998 and 1997 as set forth in the following table:

                                     Cash Distribution per Unit
 Quarter     Date Paid (a)            1998                 1997
 --------    -------------            ----                 ----
   1st       May 15                 $  5.25              $  6.45
   2nd       August 15                 5.04                 6.75
   3rd       November 15               4.95                188.64  (b)
   4th       February 15               6.15                 5.70
                                    ---------            ----------
                                    $ 21.39              $ 207.54
                                    =========            ==========

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(a) Quarterly distributions are paid 45 days following the end of the calendar
    quarter.  
(b) Includes $181.65 per Unit from the sale of  Stonebridge  Manor Apartments.

     Reference is made to Item 6 for information on cash  distributions  paid to
Limited Partners during 1998, 1997 and 1996.

     There are no material legal restrictions upon the Partnership's  ability to
make  distributions  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Partnership
Agreement.  The  Partnership  plans to distribute  adjusted cash from operations
quarterly to Partners.


ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (A)


                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                            DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
                                         (NOT COVERED BY REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS)



                                               1998                1997               1996                1995              1994
                                               ----                ----               ----                ----              ----
                                                                                                           

Total income                              $   3,409,975       $   4,640,806       $   5,205,570      $    5,818,941   $   6,392,361
     Net income (loss) (b)                      171,084           2,782,080           2,424,325            (210,876)       (706,274)
     Net income (loss) per Unit (b)                6.81              111.35               92.94               (8.40)         (29.12)

Total assets                                 14,616,139          15,132,133          22,844,345          30,739,260      31,005,057
Notes and mortgages payable                  15,249,984          15,452,462          20,807,619          29,347,622      29,487,591

Cash distributions to limited partners          520,485           5,016,935           1,565,928                  --              --
Cash distributions per Unit                       20.94              201.84               63.00                  --              --


(a)  The above selected  financial  data should be read in conjunction  with the
     financial statements and the related notes appearing herein.

(b)  Included in 1997 is a $2,574,230  gain on sale of property  ($2,562,025  to
     limited  partners  or $103.07 per unit).  Included in 1996 is a  $2,440,258
     gain on sale of  property  ($2,325,815  to limited  partners  or $93.57 per
     unit).  Included in 1994 is a $24,837 gain on sale of property (100% to the
     General Partner).




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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

     Except for historical information provided in this Management's  Discussion
and Analysis,  statements made throughout this document are  forward-looking and
contain information about financial results,  economic  conditions,  trends, and
known  uncertainties.  The  Partnership  cautions the reader that actual results
could differ materially from those expected by the Partnership.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     On July 2, 1984,  the  Partnership  commenced  an offering  of  $25,000,000
(subject to an  increase up to  $50,000,000)  of limited  partnership  interests
pursuant to a  Registration  Statement on Form S-11 under the  Securities Act of
1933.  The offering  terminated on July 1, 1986 and a total of 24,856 Units were
issued by the  Partnership  and  assigned  to the  public  at  $1,000  per Unit.
Subsequent  to the  termination  of the  offering,  no Unit  Holder has made any
additional  capital  contribution.  The  Partnership  will not  seek  additional
capital contributions from Unit Holders.

     After  deduction  of  selling   expenses  and  other  offering  costs,  the
Partnership had $22,408,052  with which to make  investments in real properties,
to pay legal fees and other costs (including  acquisition  fees) related to such
investments for working capital reserves and for capital expenditure reserves. A
portion of the proceeds was utilized to acquire the properties described in Item
1 herein. As of December 31, 1998, the Partnership had two investment properties
remaining,   representing  approximately  30%  of  the  offering  proceeds.  The
Partnership is in its final phase,  which contemplates the sale of the remaining
investment properties and subsequent dissolution of the Partnership in 1999.

     The Partnership entered its final phase in 1994 with the sale of Promenades
Plaza. The Partnership  considered the remaining properties sale candidates when
local market  conditions were stabilized and investor  interest was competitive.
With property  operations  stable at Waterford  Apartments  and the Tulsa market
exhibiting signs of high occupancy and increasing  rental rates, the Partnership
placed  the  property  on the market in  November  1998.  On March 8, 1999,  the
Partnership  entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Case  Ventures,
Inc.,  an  Oklahoma  Corporation,  to  sell  its  investment  in  the  Waterford
Apartments for a gross sales price of $14,675,000. The purchaser will assume the
bond  financing as a part of the sale. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale states
that the sale will close on or before April 13, 1999.  After  estimated  closing
costs of $330,000, the Partnership is expecting to net approximately $3,477,000.
The  Partnership  expects  to  record  a gain for  book  and tax  purposes.  The
Partnership will complete the sale of its investment properties with the sale of
Versailles  Village.  Versailles Village was selected as the final property sale
due to its stable operating income and stable market. Once the sale of Waterford
is completed,  the  Partnership  will commence the sales process for  Versailles
Village.  Subsequent to the sale of Versailles  Village,  the  Partnership  will
liquidate and dissolve.  Assuming both property  sales are completed  within the
planned time frames, the final distribution will be made by November 15, 1999.

     At  December  31,  1998,  the  Partnership  had  $739,751  in cash and cash
equivalents  available  for  working  capital  requirements,   Partnership  cash
reserves,  and  distributions.  The source of capital  for both  short-term  and
long-term  future  liquidity  and  distributions  is expected to be through cash
generated by the investment properties and from the sale of such properties.

     During 1998,  the  Partnership's  two  properties  generated  net operating
income of $1,889,000 and, in addition,  a net loss of $48,000 at the Partnership
level,  resulting  in net  operating  income of  $1,841,000  available  for debt
service and capital expenditures. For 1998, net cash flow from operations of the
Partnership  totaled  $538,000  after debt  service of  $1,142,000,  and capital
improvements  of $161,000.  The  Partnership  distributed the net cash flow from
operations to Partners  forty-five days after the close of each quarter in 1998.
The 1998 distributions from operations totaled $537,039.

     Cash  distributions  from  inception  through  1997 ranged from  $302.34 to
$356.79 per $1,000 Unit,  dependent upon the specific limited partner  admission
dates.  The  Partnership  distributed  an  additional  $21.39 per Unit for 1998,
therefore,  assuming the first admission date, cash distributions from inception
through 1998 total $378.18 per Unit.


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     Reference  is  made  to  Item  1 for a  description  of  the  Partnership's
investment  properties  and a description of the markets in which the properties
operate.

     As a result of a general  downturn  in the  economy,  and  especially  real
estate  markets  during the latter  part of the  1980's  and early  1990's,  the
Partnership   has  held  its  investment   properties   longer  than  originally
anticipated  in  order to  maximize  the  recovery  of its  investments  and any
potential  for return  thereon.  The economy and many real estate  markets  have
recovered.  The Partnership has entered the final phase which  contemplates  the
sale of the  remaining  investment  properties  in 1999.  Based  on the  current
position of the Partnership, the Partnership's objective of capital appreciation
will not be achieved. Although the Partnership expects to continue to distribute
cash from  operations  and the proceeds from the property  sales,  the total per
Unit cash  distributions  over the term of the Partnership will be significantly
less than the  original  per Unit  capital  contribution.  The  Partnership  has
estimated that the liquidation value of the  Partnership's  remaining net assets
as of December 31, 1998 approximates  $220 per Unit. The Partnership  expects to
continue  to  distribute  cash  available  from   operations   until  the  final
dissolution of the Partnership.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS - 1998 COMPARED WITH 1997

     Partnership  net operating  income (total  revenue less property  operating
expenses,  general  and  administrative  expenses,  fees and  reimbursements  to
affiliates and provision for doubtful accounts) was approximately $1,841,000 for
1998, a decrease from  approximately  $2,539,000 in 1997. The decrease is mainly
attributable to the sale of Stonebridge Manor in October 1997. Stonebridge Manor
contributed  approximately  $846,000 to the partnership net operating  income in
1997.  Excluding the sold property,  partnership net operating  income increased
approximately $148,000.

     Generally, decreases in the income statement accounts for 1998, as compared
with 1997,  are the  result of the sale of  Stonebridge  Manor in October  1997.
Stonebridge  Manor  accounted for $1,365,348 and $46,450 of the change in rental
income and other  income,  respectively.  It also  accounted  for  decreases  of
$351,648,  $216,496,  $425,300,  and  $174,697 in property  operating  expenses,
general and administrative, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization,
respectively.

     Rental  income  increased  at both  Versailles  Village and  Waterford  due
primarily to increased  rental rates and slightly  higher  average  occupancy in
1998. Interest income decreased due to a lower average cash balance. The average
cash balance for the fourth  quarter of 1997 included the proceeds from the sale
of Stonebridge Manor. The proceeds from the sale were invested until distributed
on November 15, 1997.

     Property  operating  expenses  increased  approximately  10% at  Versailles
Village  and 5% at  Waterford.  Real  estate  taxes  accounted  for  most of the
increase  due to an  increase  in the mill  rate at  Versailles  Village  and an
increase in both the gross assessed value and mill rate at Waterford. Versailles
Village  also  incurred  an increase in  turnover  expenses  (carpet,  paint and
cleaning). At Waterford, an increase in water usage, repairs and maintenance and
management fees (due to higher  revenues) were partially  offset by a savings in
insurance  premiums.  Further savings at Waterford  resulted from a nonrecurring
termite treatment in 1997.

     An  increase  in general  and  administrative  expenses  for the  remaining
properties  was  caused by higher  payroll  costs at  Waterford  and a  staffing
vacancy in 1997 at Versailles  Village.  Fees and  reimbursements  to affiliates
decreased due to a drop in property  management fees and partnership  management
fees resulting from the sale of Stonebridge  Manor. In addition,  reimbursements
to affiliates were lower in 1998 as printing and mailing of distribution  checks
were handled by a third party in 1998.  Interest  expense  decreased  due to the
retirement of the  Stonebridge  Manor mortgage note upon sale of the property in
October 1997.  Depreciation and amortization  expense decreased for Waterford as
the property was held for sale as of November 1998.

RESULTS - 1997 COMPARED WITH 1996

     Partnership  net operating  income (total  revenue less property  operating
expenses, general and administrative expenses,

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fees and  reimbursements to affiliates and provision for doubtful  accounts) was
approximately  $2,539,000 for 1997, a decrease from approximately  $2,846,000 in
1996. The decrease is mainly attributable to the sale of Stewart's Glen in April
1996  and  Stonebridge  Manor in  October  1997.  The  Stewart's  Glen  property
contributed  approximately  $198,000 to the partnership net operating  income in
1996. The decrease in net operating  income from  Stonebridge  Manor amounted to
approximately $160,000. Excluding the sold properties, partnership net operating
income increased  approximately  $51,000.  Through the date of sale, Stonebridge
Manor  posted  no  significant  fluctuations  between  1997 and  1996  operating
results.

     Generally, decreases in the income statement accounts for 1997, as compared
with 1996,  are the result of the sale of  Stewart's  Glen in April 1996 and the
sale of  Stonebridge  Manor in October 1997. The sold  properties  accounted for
$603,889  and  $18,227  of  the  change  in  rental  income  and  other  income,
respectively.  The two  properties  sold  accounted  for  decreases of $175,824,
$85,533,  $247,408,  and $171,937 in property  operating  expenses,  general and
administrative,   interest   expense,   and   depreciation   and   amortization,
respectively.

     Rental income at both Versailles  Village and Waterford  increased slightly
as the properties  raised rents and posted strong  occupancies  throughout 1997.
Interest income decreased due to a lower average cash balance.  The average cash
balance for the second  quarter of 1996  included the proceeds  from the sale of
Stewart's  Glen  Apartments.  The proceeds from the sale were utilized to payoff
the Partnership's  unsecured debt on May 15, 1996.  Further, a cash distribution
to partners in December 1996 reduced the cash balance.

     An  increase  in general  and  administrative  expenses  for the  remaining
properties was caused by increases in advertising to maintain  occupancy coupled
with  an  increase  in  payroll   expenses   at   Waterford.   The  general  and
administrative  increase  at  Waterford  was  partially  offset by a decrease in
similar  expenses  at  Versailles  Village.  Versailles  Village  increased  its
advertising in 1996 to assist with  occupancy and payroll  decreased as a result
of a staffing  vacancy  for a portion of the year.  Fees and  reimbursements  to
affiliates  decreased mainly as a result of drop in partnership  management fees
earned in connection with cash distributions from operations. Distributions from
operations were higher in 1996 than in 1997 due to the one-time  distribution of
cash reserves (the portion  generated by  operations)  in the fourth  quarter of
1996.  Interest  expense  decreased due to the  retirement of the Stewart's Glen
mortgage note upon sale of the property in April 1996, and the retirement of the
$3,400,000 Mellon Bank promissory note on May 15, 1996.

INFLATION

     With  inflation  at a low rate during  1998,  1997 and 1996,  the effect of
inflation and changing  prices on current revenue and income from operations has
been minimal.

     Any  significant  inflation in future periods is likely to increase  rental
rates (from  leases to new  tenants or  renewals of leases to existing  tenants)
assuming  no  major  changes  in  market  conditions.  At the same  time,  it is
anticipated  that  property  operating  expenses  will  be  similarly  affected.
Assuming no major  changes in occupancy  levels,  increases in rental income are
expected  to cover  inflation  driven  increases  in the cost of  operating  the
properties  and  in  property  taxes.  Inflation  may  also  result  in  capital
appreciation of the Partnership's investment properties over a period of time as
rental rates and replacement costs of properties increase.


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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)



                                                                INDEX


                                                                                                                             PAGE
                                                                                                                            

Report of Independent Accountants                                                                                              14
Financial Statements:
     Balance Sheets, December 31, 1998 and 1997                                                                                15
     Statements of Operations, For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996                                            16
     Statements of Partners' Capital (Deficit), For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996                           17
     Statements of Cash Flows, For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996                                            18
     Notes to Financial Statements                                                                                             19

Schedules:
     III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, December 31, 1998                                                         24


Schedules not filed:

     All schedules  other than those indicated in the index have been omitted as
the required  information is inapplicable or the information is presented in the
financial statements or related notes.

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                        Report of Independent Accountants



To the Partners of
 Connecticut General Realty Investors III
 Limited Partnership

In our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  listed in the  accompanying  index
present fairly, in all material respects,  the financial position of Connecticut
General Realty Investors III Limited  Partnership at December 31, 1998 and 1997,
and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended  December 31, 1998, in conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Partnership's  management;  our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial  statements  based on our  audits.  We  conducted  our audits of these
statements  in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards  which
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about
whether the financial  statements  are free of material  misstatement.  An audit
includes  examining,  on a test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and
disclosures in the financial  statements,  assessing the  accounting  principles
used and  significant  estimates made by management,  and evaluating the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
February 16, 1999



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                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                                           BALANCE SHEETS

                                                     DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


                                                               ASSETS                      1998                      1997
                                                                                                      
Property and improvements, at cost:
     Land and land improvements                                                   $     3,009,898           $     2,964,303
     Buildings                                                                         16,661,970                16,618,817
     Furniture and fixtures                                                             1,462,984                 1,390,985
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
                                                                                       21,134,852                20,974,105
     Less accumulated depreciation                                                      8,693,273                 8,112,558
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
              Net property and improvements                                            12,441,579                12,861,547

Cash and cash equivalents                                                                 739,751                   682,614
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $8,956 in 1998 and
 $12,907 in 1997)                                                                           7,185                     9,819
Escrow deposits                                                                           143,422                   144,407
Other asset                                                                                 1,000                     1,000
Deferred charges, net                                                                     776,542                   926,086
Escrowed debt service funds                                                               506,660                   506,660
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
              Total                                                               $    14,616,139           $    15,132,133
                                                                                  ===============           ===============

                                                  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

Liabilities:
     Notes and mortgages payable                                                  $    15,249,984           $    15,452,462
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses (including $18,906
      in 1998 and $20,550 in 1997 due to affiliates)                                      241,892                   235,092
     Tenant security deposits                                                              82,092                    61,350
     Unearned income                                                                       26,611                    13,011
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
              Total liabilities                                                        15,600,579                15,761,915
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------

Partners' deficit:
     General Partner:
         Capital contributions                                                              1,000                     1,000
         Cumulative net income                                                             27,513                    25,802
         Cumulative cash distributions                                                    (33,751)                  (28,494)
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
                                                                                           (5,238)                   (1,692)
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
     Limited partners (24,856 Units):
         Capital contributions, net of offering costs                                  22,408,052                22,408,052
         Cumulative net loss                                                          (14,950,756)              (15,120,129)
         Cumulative cash distributions                                                 (8,436,498)               (7,916,013)
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
                                                                                         (979,202)                 (628,090)
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
              Total partners' deficit                                                    (984,440)                 (629,782)
                                                                                  ---------------           ---------------
              Total                                                               $    14,616,139           $    15,132,133
                                                                                  ===============           ===============




              The Notes to Financial  Statements  are an integral part of these statements.

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                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                        FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996



                                                                           1998                    1997                     1996
                                                                           ----                    ----                     ----
                                                                                                            
Income:
     Rental income                                                   $   3,238,750           $   4,439,392           $   4,932,691
     Other income                                                           99,264                 104,094                 123,278
     Interest income                                                        71,961                  97,320                 149,601
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------
                                                                         3,409,975               4,640,806               5,205,570
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------

Expenses:
     Property operating expenses                                           989,444               1,278,482               1,452,587
     General and administrative                                            464,819                 659,864                 718,639
     Fees and reimbursements to affiliates                                 111,675                 150,853                 181,933
     Provision for doubtful accounts                                         3,229                  13,026                   6,633
     Interest expense (includes $25,500 to affiliates
      for 1996)                                                            939,465               1,378,234               1,749,224
     Depreciation and amortization                                         730,259                 952,497               1,112,487
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------
                                                                         3,238,891               4,432,956               5,221,503
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------

         Income (loss) from operations                                    171,084                  207,850                 (15,933)

Gain on sale of property                                                        --               2,574,230               2,440,258
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------

         Net income                                                  $     171,084           $   2,782,080           $   2,424,325
                                                                     =============           =============           =============

Net income:
     General Partner                                                 $       1,711           $      14,284           $     114,283
     Limited partners                                                      169,373               2,767,796               2,310,042
                                                                     -------------           -------------           -------------
                                                                     $     171,084           $   2,782,080           $   2,424,325
                                                                     =============           =============           =============


Net income per Unit                                                  $        6.81           $      111.35           $       92.94
                                                                     =============           =============           =============

Cash distributions per Unit                                          $       20.94           $      201.84           $       63.00
                                                                     =============           =============           =============










        The Notes to Financial  Statements  are an integral part of these statements.

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                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                              STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)

                                        FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996



                                                                          General                 Limited
                                                                          Partner                Partners                   Total

                                                                                                            
Balance (deficit) at December 31, 1995                                $   (115,120)          $     876,935           $     761,815

Distributions                                                              (10,071)             (1,565,928)             (1,575,999)

Net income                                                                 114,283               2,310,042               2,424,325
                                                                      ------------           -------------           -------------

Balance (deficit) at December 31, 1996                                     (10,908)              1,621,049               1,610,141

Distributions                                                               (5,068)             (5,016,935)             (5,022,003)

Net income                                                                  14,284               2,767,796               2,782,080
                                                                      ------------           -------------           -------------

Deficit at December 31, 1997                                                (1,692)               (628,090)               (629,782)

Distributions                                                               (5,257)               (520,485)               (525,742)

Net income                                                                   1,711                 169,373                 171,084
                                                                      ------------           -------------           -------------

Deficit at December 31, 1998                                          $     (5,238)          $    (979,202)          $    (984,440)
                                                                      ============           =============           =============




















                The Notes to Financial  Statements  are an integral part of these statements.

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                                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                                      STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                        FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996


                                                                           1998                    1997                     1996
                                                                           ----                    ----                     ----
                                                                                                          
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income                                                      $       171,084      $      2,782,080         $     2,424,325
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to
      net cash provided by operating activities:
         Gain on sale of property                                                 --            (2,574,230)             (2,440,258)
         Depreciation and amortization                                       730,259               952,497               1,112,487
         Provision for doubtful accounts                                       3,229                13,026                   6,633
         Accounts receivable                                                    (595)              (11,787)                 (9,997)
         Escrow deposits                                                         985                30,891                 105,938
         Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                 6,800                54,631                (128,116)
         Accrued interest payable                                                 --                    --                 (72,946)
         Other, net                                                           34,342              (107,130)                (13,878)
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------
              Net cash provided by operating activities                      946,104             1,139,978                 984,188
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Proceeds from sale of property                                               --             9,800,000               7,853,900
     Payment of closing costs related to sale of property                         --              (223,733)               (102,306)
     Purchases of property and improvements                                 (160,747)             (295,436)               (454,948)
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------
              Net cash provided by (used in)
               investing activities                                         (160,747)            9,280,831               7,296,646
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Distribution to limited partners                                       (520,485)           (5,016,935)             (1,572,918)
     Distribution to General Partner                                          (5,257)               (5,068)                (10,071)
     Repayment of notes and mortgage loans                                  (202,478)           (5,355,157)             (8,540,003)
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------
               Net cash used in financing activities                        (728,220)          (10,377,160)            (10,122,992)
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                          57,137                43,649              (1,842,158)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                 682,614               638,965               2,481,123
                                                                     ---------------      ----------------         ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                               $       739,751      $        682,614         $       638,965
                                                                     ===============      ================         ===============

Supplemental disclosure of cash information:
     Interest paid during year                                       $       939,465      $      1,378,234         $     1,822,170
                                                                     ===============      ================         ===============

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:
     Accrued purchases of property and improvements                  $            --      $             --         $        64,633
                                                                     ===============      ================         ===============






                             The Notes to Financial  Statements  are an integral part of these statements.

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          CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                       (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   ORGANIZATION

     Connecticut   General  Realty   Investors  III  Limited   Partnership  (the
"Partnership"),  a Connecticut limited partnership,  was organized in April 1984
to own and operate  residential and commercial real estate.  The general partner
of the  Partnership  is CIGNA  Realty  Resources,  Inc.  - Fifth  (the  "General
Partner").

     In December 1993, the Partnership  refinanced the mortgages encumbering its
Oklahoma   property,   Waterford   Apartments.   In  conformity  with  the  loan
requirements,  the  property was  segregated  from the  Partnership's  remaining
investment  properties.  The  Partnership  contributed  the  real  property  and
improvements  subject to mortgage debt and net working  capital to the Waterford
Partnership, a Connecticut general partnership,  in exchange for a 99.9% general
partnership  interest,  and the General Partner contributed $1 in exchange for a
0.1% general  partnership  interest.  The General Partner's  interest is held in
trust for the benefit of Tulsa Corporation,  the stock of which is 100% owned by
the Partnership.

2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A)   BASIS OF PRESENTATION:  The financial  statements reflect the consolidation
     of the  accounts of the  Partnership  with the  accounts of majority  owned
     partnership  interests and have been prepared in conformity with generally
     accepted  accounting  principles,  and reflect  management's  estimates and
     assumptions that affect the reported  amounts.  Actual results could differ
     from those estimates.

B)   FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS:  Except for Notes and Mortgages Payable,  financial
     instruments  subject to fair value  disclosure  requirements are carried in
     the financial  statements at amounts that approximate fair value. For Notes
     and Mortgages  Payable,  the estimate of fair value was based on the quoted
     market prices for similar issues or by discounted  cash flow analyses which
     utilize  current  interest  rates for similar  financial  instruments  with
     comparable terms and credit quality.

C)   PROPERTY AND  IMPROVEMENTS:  Property and  improvements are either held for
     the production of income or held for sale.  Property and improvements  held
     for the  production  of income  are  carried at  depreciated  cost less any
     write-downs to fair value.  The cost represents the initial  purchase price
     and  subsequent  capitalized  costs  and  adjustments,   including  certain
     acquisition  expenses.  Depreciation  is  calculated  on the  straight-line
     method based on the estimated useful lives of the various  components (5 to
     30 years).

     Properties are considered  held for sale when they are subject to an active
     plan to find a buyer and a sale is likely to be completed  within one year.
     Properties  held for sale are carried at the lower of  depreciated  cost or
     current  fair  value  less  estimated  costs  to sell  (through  the use of
     valuation  reserves).  Properties  that are  held  for  sale are no  longer
     depreciated. As of November 1998, the Partnership held Waterford Apartments
     for sale.  Net income was $57,972,  as adjusted for property tax  accruals,
     for the period that the property was held for sale.  The  Partnership  held
     Stonebridge Manor Apartments for sale in July 1997 and on October 23, 1997,
     the Partnership  completed the sale. Net income was $153,350 for the period
     that the Partnership held Stonebridge Manor Apartments for sale.

D)   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:  Short-term investments with a maturity of three
     months  or less at the time of  purchase  are  generally  reported  as cash
     equivalents.

E)   ESCROW DEPOSITS AND ESCROWED DEBT SERVICE FUNDS: Escrow deposits consist of
     funds  held  to  pay  property   taxes  and   insurance   required  by  the
     Partnership's  mortgage  lenders,  and a  maintenance  escrow  required  by
     Waterford's  mortgage  lender.   Escrowed  debt  service  funds  relate  to
     Waterford and include debt service reserves and a cash collateral reserve.

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F)   DEFERRED  CHARGES:  Deferred  charges consist of a surety fee and financing
     costs  relating to Waterford  Apartments,  which are amortized over the ten
     year period of the surety, and financing costs for Versailles Village which
     are  amortized  over the  life of the  loan.  Deferred  costs  relating  to
     properties held for sale are no longer amortized.

G)   PARTNERS' CAPITAL: Offering costs, comprised of sales commissions and other
     issuance  expenses,  have been charged to the partners' capital accounts as
     incurred.

H)   INCOME TAXES:  No provision for income taxes has been made as the liability
     for such taxes is that of the partners rather than the Partnership.

3.   FEDERAL INCOME TAX REPORTING

The principal  differences between generally accepted accounting  principles and
tax reporting is the  classification  of offering costs (sales  commissions  and
other issuance expenses) and the method of depreciation.  The net effects of the
differences as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, are summarized as follows:



                                           1998                                 1997                              1996           
                              -----------------------------       ----------------------------       ----------------------------
                                Financial            Tax            Financial           Tax            Financial          Tax
                                Reporting         Reporting         Reporting        Reporting         Reporting       Reporting

                                                                                                     
Total assets                   $ 14,616,139     $ 11,219,885      $ 15,132,133      $ 11,933,069     $ 22,844,345      $ 17,279,595
Partners' capital
   (deficit):
     General Partner                 (5,238)         (34,810)           (1,692)          (29,428)         (10,908)         (126,311)
     Limited partners              (979,202)      (4,319,702)         (628,090)       (3,786,838)       1,621,049        (3,799,106)

Net income (loss) (a):
     General Partner                  1,711             (125)           14,284           101,951          114,283            62,844
     Limited partners               169,373          (12,379)        2,767,796         5,029,203        2,310,042         2,154,319

Net income (loss) per Unit (a)         6.81             (.50)           111.35            202.33            92.94             86.67


(a)  Included in 1997 is a gain on sale of property of $2,574,230 ($2,562,025 or
     $103.07 per Unit to limited partners) for financial  reporting purposes and
     a gain of $5,265,441  ($5,162,147 or $207.68 per Unit to limited  partners)
     for tax  reporting.  Included  in 1996  is a gain  on sale of  property  of
     $2,440,258  ($2,325,815  or  $93.57  per  Unit  to  limited  partners)  for
     financial  reporting  purposes  and a gain  of  $2,703,671  ($2,635,963  or
     $106.05 per Unit to limited partners) for tax reporting.


4.   INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

     The  Partnership  purchased  four  apartment  complexes  located  in  Ohio,
Oklahoma,  Louisiana and Illinois and one shopping center located in Florida. At
December 31, 1998,  the  Partnership  held for the production of income the Ohio
property,  Versailles  Village,  which  was  operating  with  leases  in  effect
generally for a term of one year or less. As of November 1998,  the  Partnership
was  holding  the  Oklahoma  property,  Waterford  Apartments,  for  sale.  Each
investment  property  is pledged as  security  for its  respective  non-recourse
long-term debt.

     On January 27,  1993,  the  Partnership  sold an  outparcel  at the Florida
property,  Promenades Plaza Shopping  Center,  with a net book value of $376,083
for a sales price of $500,000, netting the Partnership $452,500 after commission
and

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closing costs. The Partnership recognized a gain on the sale of $76,417 in 1993.
On September 22, 1994, the  Partnership  completed the sale of Promenades  Plaza
for a gross sales price of  $6,572,000.  The  property  had a carrying  value of
$6,239,957  (net of  impairment  losses of  $5,000,000  in 1993 and  $700,000 in
1991).  After deducting  closing costs of $307,206,  the Partnership  recorded a
gain of $24,837 in 1994.

         On April 30, 1996, the  Partnership  completed the sale of the Illinois
property,  Stewart's  Glen III,  for a gross  sales price of  $7,853,900.  After
closing costs and payment of the first mortgage loan obligation, the Partnership
netted  $2,890,011.  The  property  had a carrying  value of  $5,311,336.  After
deducting  closing  costs  of  $102,306,  the  Partnership  recorded  a gain  of
$2,440,258.

     On October 23, 1997,  the  Partnership  completed the sale of the Louisiana
property,  Stonebridge  Manor  Apartments,  for an all cash gross sales price of
$9,800,000.  The property had a depreciated cost of $7,002,037 as of the date of
sale. After deducting closing costs of $223,733, the Partnership recorded a gain
of $2,574,230.

5.   DEFERRED CHARGES

     Deferred charges at December 31, 1998 and 1997 consist of the following:
                                                 1998                1997
                                                 ----                ----

     Surety fee - Waterford financing      $     963,910       $     963,910
     Financing costs                             660,522             660,522
                                           -------------       -------------
                                               1,624,432           1,624,432
     Accumulated amortization                   (847,890)           (698,346)
                                           -------------       -------------
                                           $     776,542       $     926,086
                                           =============       =============

6.   NOTES AND MORTGAGES PAYABLE

     The Partnership's debt is non-recourse to the Partnership and is secured by
the investment properties.  Notes and mortgages payable at December 31, 1998 and
1997 consist of the following:



                                                                                                   December 31
                                                                                                   -----------
                                                                                        1998                       1997
                                                                                        ----                       ----
                                                                                                       
8% mortgage note for Versailles  Village  Apartments.  Principal and interest of
$32,416  payable  monthly from May 1, 1994 until April 1, 2001, when the balance  $     3,894,984            $     3,969,129
of $3,704,876 will be due.
                                                                        
                                                                                
Waterford  Apartments  promissory note financed with  industrial  revenue bonds.
Non-taxable Series 1993A Bonds; 5.35%; interest only payments of $50,624 12/1/93
to 12/1/2018 due monthly;  10% of principal  required in cash collateral account
by  12/1/2003;  cash  collateral  set up at closing  with  $100,000;  additional
contributions to collateral account begin 12/1/98; bond maturity, 12/1/2018.           11,355,000                 11,355,000







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                                                                                                   December 31
                                                                                                   -----------
                                                                                          1998                    1997
                                                                                          ----                    ----
                                                                                                    
Waterford  Apartments  promissory note financed with  industrial  revenue bonds.
Taxable Series 1993B Bonds; 5.75%;  interest only payments of $1,917 due monthly
12/1/93 to 12/1/95,  principal  and  interest of $12,750 due monthly  12/1/95 to
6/1/96, $11,605 6/1/96 to 12/1/96,  $12,984 12/1/96 to 6/1/97, $11,816 6/1/97 to
12/1/97,  $12,338 12/1/97 to 6/1/98,  $12,002 6/1/98 to 12/1/98; fully amortized
by 12/1/98.
         
                                                                                                             
Total notes and mortgages payable                                                            --                 128,333
                                                                                  ---------------          ------------     
                                                                                  $    15,249,984         $   15,452,462
                                                                                  ================        ==============


     The  Waterford  Apartments  mortgage  debt  consists of a  promissory  note
financed with  $11,355,000 in industrial bonds issued from the Tulsa County Home
Finance Authority and credit enhanced by AXA Reassurance,  SA. The AXA insurance
policy  expires on December 1, 2004,  however,  the  Partnership  is required to
obtain a new credit  enhancer by  December 1, 2003.  The bonds can be prepaid in
2001 at 102% and at par in 2002 and thereafter.

Five year maturities of long-term debt are summarized as follows:

                           1999                    $        80,299
                           2000                             86,963
                           2001                          3,727,722
                           2002                                 --
                           2003                                 --
                           Thereafter                   11,355,000

     The fair value of notes and mortgages payable was approximately $15,700,000
at December 31, 1998 and  $15,800,000 at December 31, 1997. The estimate of fair
value was based on the quoted market prices for similar  issues or by discounted
cash flow analysis which utilize  current  interest rates for similar  financial
instruments with comparable terms and credit quality.

7.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

     Fees and other expenses incurred by the Partnership  related to the General
Partner or its affiliates  during the periods ended December 31, 1998,  1997 and
1996 are as follows:
                                         1998           1997           1996
                                         ----           ----           ----

     Property management fees(a)    $    20,667    $    33,300    $    38,756
     Partnership management fees         53,113         64,272         99,601
     Printing                             9,490         17,101          7,785
     Reimbursement (at cost) for
      out-of-pocket expenses             28,405         36,180         35,791
                                    -----------    -----------    -----------
                                    $   111,675    $   150,853    $   181,933
                                    ===========    ===========    ===========


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                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED


(a)  Does not include  property  management fees earned by independent  property
     management companies of $144,005, $192,406, and $213,881 for 1998, 1997 and
     1996,   respectively.   Certain  property  management  services  have  been
     contracted  by an  affiliate  of  the  General  Partner  on  behalf  of the
     Partnership  and are paid  directly by the  Partnership  to the third party
     companies.

     In addition,  the Partnership had third party borrowings outstanding during
1996 which were  guaranteed by an affiliate of the General Partner for an annual
fee of 2% of the outstanding balance. The note was paid in full on May 15, 1996.

8.    PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

      Pursuant to the terms of the  Partnership  Agreement as amended January 1,
1988, net income or loss and cash distributions from operations,  as well as any
net losses arising from the sale or disposition of investment properties, are to
be allocated  1% to the General  Partner and 99% to the Limited  Partners.  Cash
distributions  are  allocated  to  the  Partners  following  the  receipt  by an
affiliate  of the  General  Partner  of a  partnership  management  fee of 9% of
"Adjusted Cash From Operations", as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

      Distributable  cash from the sale or disposition of investment  properties
is to be generally allocated as follows:

      o  To the Limited Partners up to the amount of their Original Invested
         Capital;

      o  To the  General  Partner,  an  additional  amount  depending  upon  the
         percentage of Gross Proceeds committed to investment in properties;

      o  To the  Limited  Partners  in an  amount,  which  when  added  to prior
         distributions  from operations,  equals an 8% cumulative  noncompounded
         return on their adjusted invested capital;

      o  To an affiliate of the General Partner as a subordinated disposition 
         fee; and

      o  With respect to the remainder, 85% to the Limited Partners and 15% to
         the General Partner.

      Generally,  income from the sale or disposition of investment  property is
allocated as follows:

      o  To each  Partner  having a  deficit  balance  in the same  ratio of 
         such balance to the aggregate balance of all Partners;

      o  To each Partner to the extent of cash distributed from the sale; and

      o  Any remaining gain, 1% to the General Partner and 99% to the Limited 
         Partners.

9.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

      On February 15, 1999, the Partnership paid a cash distribution of $152,864
to the limited partners and $1,544 to the General Partner.

      On March 8, 1999,  the  Partnership  entered into an Agreement of Purchase
and  Sale  with  Case  Ventures,  Inc.,  an  Oklahoma  Corporation,  to sell its
investment in the Waterford  Apartments for a gross sales price of  $14,675,000.
The  purchaser  will  assume  the  bond  financing  as a part of the  sale.  The
Agreement of Purchase and Sale states that the closing of the  transaction  will
occur on or before April 13, 1999.

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                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                              REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

                                                          DECEMBER 31, 1998



                                                                                                         Costs
                                                                                                      Capitalized
                                                     Initial Cost to Partnership (B)(C)                Subsequent
                                                                                                     to Acquisition

Description of Apartment                                                                             Land, Building
  Complexes by Property                      Land and Land                        Furniture and     Improvements and
        Location          Encumbrances (A)    Improvements       Buildings          Fixtures      Furniture & Fixtures

                                                                                                
Versailles Village Apts.        $ 4,100,806         $ 562,000       $ 4,857,554         $ 406,800          $ 1,047,203
Forest Park, OH

Waterford Apts.                  11,744,167         2,085,826        11,343,875           492,765              338,829
Tulsa, OK                       -----------        ----------       -----------          --------           ----------

Totals                          $15,844,973        $2,647,826       $16,201,429          $899,565           $1,386,032
                                ===========        ==========       ===========          ========           ==========







                                           Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period (D)(E)



Description of Apartment
  Complexes by Property      Land and Land
        Location              Improvements            Buildings       Furniture and Fixtures          Total

                                                                                                 
Versailles Village Apts.         $ 784,121            $ 5,208,937             $ 880,500              $ 6,873,558
Forest Park, OH

Waterford Apts.                  2,225,777             11,453,033               582,484               14,261,294
Tulsa, OK                       ----------            -----------            ----------              -----------

Total                           $3,009,898            $16,661,970            $1,462,984              $21,134,852
                                ==========            ===========            ==========              ===========






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                                                 (A CONNECTICUT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

                                        REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (CONTINUED)

                                                          DECEMBER 31, 1998




                                                                                                Life on Which
     Description of                                                                          Depreciation in Latest
        Apartment                                                                                Statement of
      Complexes by            Accumulated              Date of                                  Operations is
    Property Location       Depreciation (F)         Construction         Date Acquired            Computed

                                                                                      
Versailles Village Apts.      $3,183,132                 1970                02/06/85             5-30 years
Forest Park, OH

Waterford Apts.                5,510,141                 1984                10/31/85             5-30 years
Tulsa, OK                     ----------

Totals                        $8,693,273
                              ==========


(A)  Encumbrances,  which are secured by the  Partnership's  properties  include
     accrued  interest payable at maturity (See Notes to Financial Statements).
(B)  The  cost to the  Partnership  represents  the  initial  purchase  price  
     of the properties including certain acquisition fees and expenses.  
(C)  The Partnership recorded  $774,493 under the guarantee  agreement from the 
     sellers of Waterford, which was treated as a reduction of initial cost. 
(D)  The aggregate cost of real estate  owned  at  December  31,  1998  for  
     federal   income  tax  purposes  is $21,433,812.
(E)  Reconciliation of real estate owned:




         Description                  1998                   1997                  1996

                                                                              
Balance at beginning of period        $20,974,105            $31,810,670           $38,902,618

Additions during period                   160,747                230,803               488,210

Reductions during period (G)                   --            (11,067,368)           (7,580,158)
                                      -----------            -----------          ----------- 
Balance at end of period              $21,134,852            $20,974,105           $31,810,670
                                      ===========            ===========           ===========


(F) Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation:



         Description                  1998                   1997                  1996

                                                                                 
Balance at beginning of period        $8,112,558            $11,431,301           $12,770,211

Additions during period                  580,715                772,880               915,342

Reductions during period (G)                  --             (4,091,623)           (2,254,252)
                                      ----------             ----------           -----------
Balance at end of period              $8,693,273             $8,112,558           $11,431,301
                                      ==========             ==========           ===========


(G)   Includes sale of Stonebridge Manor Apartments in 1997 and Stewart's Glen 
      Apartments Phase III in 1996.



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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 
        FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

      Not applicable.


                                    PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

      The General  Partner of the  Partnership,  CIGNA Realty  Resources,  Inc.-
Fifth,  a Delaware  corporation,  is an indirectly,  wholly owned  subsidiary of
CIGNA Corporation,  a publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange. The General Partner has responsibility for and control over
the affairs of the Partnership.

      The directors and  executive  officers of the General  Partner as of March
10, 1999 are as follows:



     Name                                        Office                                          Served Since

                                                                                            
                                                                                                
     Robert Fair                                 Director                                        March 1, 1998

     Philip J. Ward                              Director                                        May 2, 1988

     John Wilkinson                              Director                                        September 11, 1998

     John D. Carey                               President                                       September 7, 1993

     Verne E. Blodgett                           Vice President, Counsel                         April 2, 1990

     Joseph W. Springman                         Vice President, Assistant Secretary             September 7, 1993

     David C. Kopp                               Secretary                                       September 29, 1989

     Stephen C. Stachelek                        Treasurer                                       May 20, 1997

     Josephine C. Donofrio                       Controller                                      September 23, 1996


     There is no family  relationship  among any of the  foregoing  directors or
officers.  There are no  arrangements  or  understandings  between or among said
officers  or  directors  and any other  person  pursuant to which any officer or
director was selected as such.

     The foregoing  directors and officers are also officers and/or directors of
various affiliated companies of CIGNA Realty Resources,  Inc. - Fifth, including
CIGNA Financial  Partners,  Inc. (the parent of CIGNA Realty  Resources,  Inc. -
Fifth),  CIGNA  Investments,  Inc.,  CIGNA  Corporation  (the  parent  of  CIGNA
Investments,  Inc.),  and Connecticut  General  Corporation (the parent of CIGNA
Financial Partners, Inc.).










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     The business  experience of each of the directors and executive officers of
the General Partner of the Partnership is as follows:


                             ROBERT FAIR - DIRECTOR

     Mr.   Fair,   age  45,   is   Managing   Director   and   head   of   Asset
Management/Dispositions   in  the  Real  Estate  Division  of  CIGNA  Investment
Management.  He joined  CIGNA's  real estate  operations  in 1979 and has held a
variety of positions,  including  regional head and head of the Asset Management
Dispositions unit. Most recently, he was a leader of a mortgage investment team.
Before coming to CIGNA, he was associated with several major construction firms.
Mr.  Fair  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  from  Worcester  Polytechnic
Institute.

                            PHILIP J. WARD - DIRECTOR

     Mr. Ward,  age 50, is Senior  Managing  Director and Division Head of CIGNA
Investment Management,  in charge of the Real Estate Investment Division. He was
appointed  to that  position in  December  1985.  Mr.  Ward  joined  Connecticut
General's  Mortgage and Real Estate  Department in 1971 and became an officer in
1976.  Since joining CIGNA,  he has held real estate  investment  assignments in
Mortgage and Real Estate  Production and in Portfolio  Management.  Prior to his
current  position,   Mr.  Ward  held  assignments  in  CIGNA  Investments  Inc.,
responsible for the Real Estate Production area, CIGNA Realty Advisors, Inc. and
Congen Realty Advisory  Company,  all wholly-owned  subsidiaries of CIGNA and/or
Connecticut  General.  Mr.  Ward has held  various  positions  with the  General
Partner.  His  experience  includes all forms of real estate  investments,  with
recent emphasis on acquisitions and joint ventures.  Mr. Ward is a 1970 graduate
of Amherst  College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.  He is a member
of the Society of Industrial and Office  Realtors,  the National  Association of
Industrial  and  Office  Parks,  the Urban Land  Institute  and a trustee of the
International  Council  of  Shopping  Centers.  He is a member  of the  Board of
Directors of Simon Property Group and Patriot American Hospitality Corporation.

                            JOHN WILKINSON - DIRECTOR

     Mr.  Wilkinson,  age 55, has recently been appointed  Senior Vice President
and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  CIGNA  Reinsurance  Division.  Mr.
Wilkinson  joined  CIGNA in 1970 and  became an  officer  in 1978.  Prior to his
current  position,  he also  served  as  Chief  Financial  Officer  in both  the
Healthcare  Division  and  the  Individual  Financial  Services  Division  (more
recently known as CIGNA  Individual  Insurance prior to its sale). Mr. Wilkinson
is a 1965  graduate  of the U.S.  Naval  Academy  where he earned a Bachelor  of
Science degree. Mr. Wilkinson is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries,  a member
of the American Academy of Actuaries, a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered
Financial Counselor.

                            JOHN D. CAREY - PRESIDENT

     Mr.  Carey,  age 35, is the  President  of the  General  Partner  and CIGNA
Financial  Partners,  Inc. (CFP) which are managed as part of the Tax Advantaged
Investment  unit of CIGNA  Investment  Management - Real  Estate.  Mr. Carey was
elected President in 1993, and from 1990 to 1996, he served as the Controller of
the General Partner and CFP. Mr. Carey also holds the position of Vice President
of CIGNA Investments, Inc. in the Asset Management unit responsible for managing
multi-family  real  estate  investments.   Prior  to  joining  CIGNA  Investment
Management,  he held the  position of manager at KPMG Peat  Marwick in the audit
department  and was a member of the Real  Estate  Focus  Group.  Mr.  Carey is a
graduate  of Central  Connecticut  State  University  with a Bachelor of Science
degree and is a Certified Public Accountant.

                   VERNE E. BLODGETT - VICE PRESIDENT, COUNSEL

     Mr. Blodgett,  age 61, is an Assistant  General Counsel of CIGNA. He joined
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company in 1975 as an investment attorney and
held  various  positions  in the Legal  Division  of  Connecticut  General  Life
Insurance Company prior to his appointment as Assistant General Counsel in 1981.
He has served as CIGNA Investment

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Counsel, Counsel to CIGNA Individual Insurance, and is currently a member of the
CIGNA Domestic  Property and Casualty Law Department.  Mr.  Blodgett  received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale  University and graduated with honors from the
University of Connecticut  School of Law. He is a member of the  Connecticut and
the American Bar Associations.

            JOSEPH W. SPRINGMAN - VICE PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY

     Mr. Springman, age 57, is Managing Director and department head responsible
for Acquisitions.  He joined CIGNA's Real Estate operations in 1970. He has held
positions as an officer or director of several real estate  affiliates of CIGNA.
His past real estate  assignments  have included  Development  and  Engineering,
Property Management,  Director - Real Estate Operations,  Portfolio  Management,
Vice  President  -  Real  Estate   Production  and  Managing  Director  -  Asset
Management.  He  received  a  Bachelor  of Science  degree  from the U.S.  Naval
Academy.

                            DAVID C. KOPP - SECRETARY

     Mr.  Kopp,  age 53, is  Secretary  of CIGNA  Investments,  Inc.,  Corporate
Secretary of Connecticut  General Life Insurance  Company and Assistant  General
Counsel of CIGNA  Corporation.  He also  serves as an  officer of various  other
CIGNA Companies. He joined Connecticut General Life Insurance Company in 1974 as
a  commercial  real estate  attorney  and held  various  positions  in the Legal
Department  of  Connecticut   General  Life  Insurance   Company  prior  to  his
appointment as Corporate  Secretary in 1977.  Mr. Kopp is an honors  graduate of
Northern  Illinois  University and served on the law review at the University of
Illinois  College of Law. He is a member of the  Connecticut Bar Association and
is past  President  of the  Hartford  Chapter,  American  Society  of  Corporate
Secretaries.

                        STEPHEN C. STACHELEK - TREASURER

     Mr. Stachelek,  age 41, is Assistant Vice President and Division  Treasurer
for CIGNA's  Retirement  and  Investment  Services,  Investment  Management  and
Reinsurance Divisions. In this capacity, he manages a staff responsible for cash
and liquidity management,  cash accounting, cash receipts and cash disbursements
processing,  reconciliation  of bank accounts and ensuring  that the  Division's
treasury  needs  are met for  each to  effectively  conduct  its  business.  Mr.
Stachelek joined CIGNA in 1988. He held numerous positions in CIGNA's HealthCare
Division  before  joining  the  Corporate  Treasury  function  in late 1994.  He
received a B.S. degree from Central Connecticut State University, an M.B.A. from
Northeastern University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

                       JOSEPHINE C. DONOFRIO - CONTROLLER

     Ms. Donofrio,  age 31, was elected Controller of Tax Advantaged Investments
in 1996. In 1993, Ms. Donofrio joined CIGNA Investment  Management - Real Estate
as a member  of the Tax  Advantaged  Investment  Unit.  Prior to  joining  CIGNA
Investment Management,  Ms. Donofrio was a senior accountant at Kostin, Ruffkess
& Company,  LLC. Her experiences  include financial and tax reporting for public
and private real estate  limited  partnership  syndications.  Ms.  Donofrio is a
graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She
is a Certified  Public  Accountant  and a member of the  Connecticut  Society of
Certified Public Accountants.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     Officers  and  directors  of the  General  Partner  receive  no  current or
proposed direct  compensation from the Partnership in such capacities.  However,
certain officers and directors of the General Partner received compensation from
the General  Partner and/or its affiliates  (but not from the  Partnership)  for
services performed for various affiliated  entities,  which may include services
performed for the  Partnership,  but such  compensation  was not material in the
aggregate.





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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     No person or group is known by the  Partnership  to own  beneficially  more
than 5% of the outstanding Units of interest of the Partnership.

     There exists no  arrangement,  known to the  Partnership,  the operation of
which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Partnership.

     As of March 10,  1999,  the  individual  directors  and the  directors  and
officers,  as a group, of the General  Partner  beneficially  owned  Partnership
Units and shares of the common stock of CIGNA, parent of the General Partner, as
set forth in the following table:

                                   Units            Shares
                               Beneficially      Beneficially       Percent
     Name                        Owned(a)          Owned(b)        of Class

     Robert Fair(c)                   0              11,895             *
     Philip J. Ward (d)               0              57,045             *
     John Wilkinson (e)               0              36,509             *

     All directors and officers
     Group (9) (f)                    0             125,214             *


     * Less than 1% of class

(a)  No officer or director of the General Partner  possesses a right to acquire
     beneficial ownership of additional Units of interest of the Partnership.
(b)  The directors and officers have sole voting and  investment  power over all
     the shares of CIGNA common stock they own beneficially.
(c)  Shares beneficially owned includes options to acquire 6,135 shares and 
     3,315 shares which are restricted as to disposition.
(d)  Shares beneficially owned includes options to acquire 28,008 shares and 
     2,220 shares which are restricted as to disposition.
(e)  Shares beneficially owned includes options to acquire 27,969 shares and 
     693 shares which are restricted as to disposition.
(f)  Shares  beneficially  owned by directors and officers include 68,452 shares
     of CIGNA common stock which may be acquired  upon exercise of stock options
     and 15,627 shares which are restricted as to disposition.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

     The General Partner of the Partnership is generally  entitled to receive 1%
of cash  distributions,  when and as cash  distributions are made to the limited
partners,  and is  generally  allocated  1% of profits or losses.  In 1998,  the
General  Partner was entitled to receive  distributable  cash from operations of
$5,257.  The General Partner was allocated a share of Partnership income in 1998
of $1,711.  Reference is also made to the Notes to Financial Statements included
in this annual report for a description of such  distributions  and allocations.
The  relationship of the General Partner (and its directors and officers) to its
affiliates is set forth in Item 10 above.

     CII provided asset  management  services to the Partnership  during 1998 at
fees calculated at 5% of gross revenues from the Versailles  Village  Apartments
and Waterford Apartments less amounts earned by independent third party property
management  companies  contracted by CII on behalf of the Partnership.  In 1998,
such  affiliate  earned  asset  management  fees  amounting  to $20,667 for such
services,  of which $3,632 was unpaid as of December  31,  1998.  Non-affiliated
third

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party  independent  property  managers  contracted  by CII  earned  $144,005  of
management fees.

     CFP provided  partnership  management  services for the Partnership at fees
calculated  at 9% of  adjusted  cash  from  operations  in  any  one  year.  The
partnership  management fee shall be paid when adjusted cash from  operations is
distributed to Limited Partners. In 1998, CFP earned partnership management fees
amounting  to  $53,113  for such  services,  of which  $15,271  was unpaid as of
December 31, 1998.

     The General  Partner and its  affiliates may be reimbursed for their direct
expenses incurred in the administration of the Partnership. In 1998, the General
Partner and its affiliates were entitled to reimbursement for such out of pocket
expenses  in the amount of $37,895,  of which $4 was unpaid as of  December  31,
1998.


                                     PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) 1.  Financial Statements.  See Index to Financial Statements in Item 8.

         2.  Financial Statement Schedules

             (a)   Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation.  See Index to 
                   Financial Statements in Item 8.

         3.  Exhibits

             3     Partnership Agreement,  incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   A to the Prospectus of Registrant, dated July 2, 1984, filed
                   pursuant to Rule 424(b)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
                   File No. 2-90944.

             3(a)  Amendment  to  Partnership  Agreement,  dated  as of July 1,
                   1985,   incorporated   by   reference  to  Exhibit  3(a)  to
                   Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                   ended December 31, 1984.

              4     Certificate  of Limited  Partnership,  dated April 16, 1984,
                    incorporated   by  reference  to  Exhibit  4  to  Form  S-11
                    Registration  Statement  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
                    File No. 2-90944.

             10(a)        Acquisition and Disposition Services Agreement, dated
                          July 2,  1984,  between  Connecticut  General  Realty
                          Investors III Limited  Partnership  and CIGNA Capital
                          Advisers,  Inc., incorporated by reference to exhibit
                          10(a) to Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.

             (b)   Supervisory  Property  Management  Agreement,  dated July 2,
                   1984,  between  Connecticut  General  Realty  Investors  III
                   Limited  Partnership  and  CIGNA  Capital  Advisers,   Inc.,
                   incorporated  by reference to exhibit  10(b) to  Registrants
                   Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended
                   December 31, 1987.

             (c)   Agreements concerning Certain Capital Contributions, between
                   Connecticut  General  Management  Resources,  Inc. and CIGNA
                   Realty Resources,  Inc.-Fifth,  incorporated by reference to
                   exhibit 10(c) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                   the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.


             (d)   Purchase and Sale  Agreement,  dated as of January 17, 1985,
                   relating   to  the   Acquisition   of   Versailles   Village
                   Apartments,  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  10(d) to
                   Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                   ended December 31, 1984.

             (e)   Bill of Sale and Assignment between Stonebridge Manor, 
                   a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, and Connecticut General
                   Realty Investors III Limited Partnership, dated November 26,
                   1985, relating to the

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                    acquisition   of   the   Stonebridge    Manor    Apartments,
                    incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to  Registrant's
                    Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended
                    December 31, 1985.

              (f)   Act of  Credit  Sale  and  Assumption  of  Mortgage  between
                    Stonebridge Manor, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, and
                    Connecticut General Realty Investors III Limited Partnership
                    dated November 26, 1985,  relating to the acquisition of the
                    Stonebridge Manor  Apartments,  incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10(i) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1985.

              (g)   Purchase  and Sale  Agreement  between  Waterford,  LTD. and
                    Connecticut    General   Realty    Investors   III   Limited
                    Partnership,   dated  October  31,  1985,  relating  to  the
                    acquisition  of the Waterford  Apartments,  incorporated  by
                    reference to Exhibit 10(k) to Registrant's  Annual Report on
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1985.

              (h)   Promissory Note between Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III Limited Partnership,  as Maker, and Waterford,  LTD., as
                    Payee,  dated October 31, 1985,  relating to the acquisition
                    of the Waterford  Apartments,  incorporated  by reference to
                    Exhibit 10(l) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1985.

              (i)   Purchase and Sale  Agreement  between First  Capital  Income
                    Properties Limited, Series V, and Connecticut General Realty
                    Investors   III   Limited   Partnership,   relating  to  the
                    acquisition  of  the  Promenades   Plaza  Shopping   Center,
                    incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to  Registrant's
                    Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended
                    December 31, 1985.

              (j)   Mortgage  Consolidation  and Modification  Agreement between
                    Connecticut General Realty Investors III Limited Partnership
                    and The  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of the  United
                    States,  dated as of  December  10,  1986,  relating  to the
                    Promenades Plaza Shopping Center,  incorporated by reference
                    to Exhibit 10(n) to Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
                    for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1986.

              (k)   Real   Estate   Purchase   Agreement   between   Willowbrook
                    Associates II and CIGNA Financial  Partners,  Inc., relating
                    to Stewart's  Glen  Apartments  Phase III, dated as of April
                    14, 1987,  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  10(p) to
                    Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1987.

              (l)   Amendment to Real Estate Purchase Agreement,  dated July 20,
                    1987,  between  Willowbrook  Associates  II  and  Phase  III
                    Apartment Venture,  relating to the acquisition of Stewart's
                    Glen  Apartments  Phase III,  incorporated  by  reference to
                    Exhibit 10(s) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.

              (m)   Management and Leasing Agreement between Phase III Apartment
                    Venture and Chasewood  Properties,  effective as of July 24,
                    1987,   incorporated   by  reference  to  Exhibit  10(t)  to
                    Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1987.

              (n)   Mortgage,  Security  Agreement and  Financing  Statement and
                    Promissory Note between Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III  Limited  Partnership  and  Massachusetts   Mutual  Life
                    Insurance  Company,  dated  January  25,  1988,  relating to
                    Stewart's  Glen  Apartments   Phase  III,   incorporated  by
                    reference to Exhibit 10(v) to Registrant's  Annual Report on
                    Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.

              (o)   Mortgage Note between  Connecticut  General Realty Investors
                    III Limited  Partnership  and the John  Hancock  Mutual Life
                    Insurance  Co.,  dated as of August 12,  1988,  relating  to
                    Versailles Village Apartments,  incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10(w) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                    the fiscal year ended December 31, 1988.

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              (p)   Promissory Note between Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III Limited  Partnership  and Aetna Life Insurance  Company,
                    dated  March  28,  1990,   relating  to  Stonebridge   Manor
                    Apartments  incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 10 (p) to
                    Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 1989.

              (q)   Promissory Note between Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III   Limited   Partnership   and   Mellon   Bank   National
                    Association,  dated March 28, 1990,  relating to Stonebridge
                    Manor Apartments incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (q)
                    to  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1989.

              (r)   Mortgage and Note Modification Agreement between Connecticut
                    General  Realty  Investors III Limited  Partnership  and The
                    Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, dated
                    June 30, 1989,  relating to Promenades Plaza Shopping Center
                    incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10 (r) to Registrant's
                    Annual  Report  on Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended
                    December 31, 1989.

              (s)   Promissory Note between Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III  Limited  Partnership  and  Barnett  Bank  of  Southwest
                    Florida,  dated June 30, 1989,  relating to Promenades Plaza
                    Shopping Center  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 (s)
                    to  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1989.

              (t)   Promissory  Note between  Registrant and John Hancock Mutual
                    Life Insurance  Company,  dated March 24, 1994,  relating to
                    Versailles Village  Apartments  incorporated by reference to
                    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1994.

              (u)   Documents and  Agreements  concerning  the December 17, 1993
                    debt  refinance  of the  Registrant's  Waterford  Apartments
                    property with  industrial  revenue bonds issued by the Tulsa
                    County Home  Finance  Authority  and credit  enhanced by AXA
                    Reassurance,  SA  incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for
                    the quarter ended March 31, 1994.

              (v)   Consolidation,  Extension,  Modification, and Restatement of
                    Promissory  Notes between  Registrant and Mellon Bank, N.A.,
                    dated  March  25,  1994   relating  to   Stonebridge   Manor
                    Apartments and Promenades Plaza Shopping Center incorporated
                    by  reference  to Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended March 31,
                    1994.

              (w)   Contract for  Purchase  and Sale dated July 19, 1994,  First
                    Amendment to Contract for Purchase and Sale dated August 18,
                    1994, and Second Amendment to Contract for Purchase and Sale
                    dated September 21, 1994 between the Registrant and Sterling
                    Promenades   Limited   Partnership,    a   Florida   limited
                    partnership  incorporated  by  reference  to Form 8-K  dated
                    September 22, 1994.

              (x)   Loan  Modification  Agreement  between  Connecticut  General
                    Realty Investors III Limited  Partnership and  Massachusetts
                    Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  dated  November  1, 1994,
                    relating  to  Stewart's  Glen  Apartments,  incorporated  by
                    reference  to Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended  December
                    31, 1994.

              (y)   Loan Agreement between  Connecticut General Realty Investors
                    III Limited  Partnership and Hibernia  National Bank,  dated
                    March 29, 1995,  relating to Stonebridge  Manor  Apartments,
                    incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                    March 31, 1995.

              (z)   Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Stewart's  Glen I, II and
                    III  dated   April  30,   1996   between   CIGNA/Willowbrook
                    Associates   Limited   Partnership,   CIGNA/Willowbrook   II
                    Associates Limited  Partnership,  Connecticut General Realty
                    Investors III Limited Partnership and AMLI Residential, L.P.
                    incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                    March 31, 1996.

              (aa)  Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Stonebridge Manor
                    Apartments dated October 22, 1997 between the

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                    Registrant and TGM Realty Corp. #6, a Delaware corporation, 
                    incorporated by reference to Form 8-K dated November 6, 
                    1997.

              (bb)  Agreement  of  Purchase  and Sale for  Waterford  Apartments
                    dated March 8, 1999 between  Waterford  Partnership and Case
                    Ventures, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation.

              27    Financial Data Schedules.

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

         No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the fiscal
         year.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                    CONNECTICUT GENERAL REALTY INVESTORS III
                    LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              By:      CIGNA Realty Resources, Inc. - Fifth,
                                       General Partner


Date:  March 30, 1999         By:      /s/   John D. Carey                    
                                       -------------------
                                       John D. Carey, President


     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed by the following  persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in  the  capacities  (with  respect  to the  General  Partner)  and on the  date
indicated.



     /s/   Robert Fair                                    Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     Robert Fair, Director



     /s/   Philip J. Ward                                 Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     Philip J. Ward, Director



     /s/   John Wilkinson                                 Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     John Wilkinson, Director



     /s/   John D. Carey                                  Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     John D. Carey, President
     (Principal Executive Officer)



     /s/   Stephen C. Stachelek                           Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     Stephen C. Stachelek, Treasurer
     (Principal Financial Officer)



     /s/   Josephine Donofrio                             Date:   March 30, 1999
     ------------------------------------------
     Josephine Donofrio, Controller
     (Principal Accounting Officer)

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