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	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549


	FORM 8-K


	CURRENT REPORT


	Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
	Securities Exchange Act of 1934


	Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
	June 17, 1996


	RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE GRANTOR TRUST (KEPCO) 1988 K-2
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                         

       New York      		    33-16789    	 36-6878771  
(State or other jurisdic-	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
 tion of incorporation)		Number)		Identification No.)




National Rural Utilities Cooperative
  Finance Corporation
Woodland Park
2201 Cooperative Way, Herndon, VA       			22071-3025
(Address of principal executive offices)			(ZIP Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:	(703) 709-6700








                                                                   
   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 
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Item 5.	Other Events

		In accordance with Section 5.01 of the Trust Agreement, a semi-annual report
  dated June 17, 1996 was sent to certificateholders.  A copy of the report
  appears as an exhibit to this filing.


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Item 7.	Financial Statement, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

		(c)	Exhibits

			The following exhibit is filed herewith:

			21.1	Semi-annual Report to Certificateholders dated June 17, 1996.


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						SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


					NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE
					   FINANCE CORPORATION




						/s/  Steven L. Lilly                         
						Steven L. Lilly, Chief Financial Officer





June 17, 1996



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	Exhibit Index


(21.1)  Semi-annual Report to Certificateholders dated June 17, 1996.




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To the holders of:

RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE GRANTOR TRUST (KEPCO) 1988K-2
CUSIP:  781681 AJ 0

The following information has been furnished to us, as your Trustee, by
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (the "Servicer"),
pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Trust Agreement dated February 15, 1988, and
amended as of March 16, 1988.


		Certificate Payment Date:	       June 15, 1996

		Distribution Allocable to
		   Principal:		                       	$          0.00

		Distribution Allocable to
		   Interest:		                        	$  2,497,691.00

		Distribution Allocable to
		   Premium:                         			$          0.00

		Fees Distributed to Servicer:         	$     25,670.00

		Principal Balance of Certificates
		   Outstanding:	                     		$ 51,340,000.00


No delinquency in payment under either the Note or the Guarantee has occurred
and no Event of Servicing Termination, or, to the best of the Servicer's
knowledge, event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become an
Event of Servicing Termination, has occurred and is continuing.

I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am a Responsible Officer of
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation, and as such
officer, I further certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
Semiannual Report is complete and accurate.

						NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE	
						       FINANCE CORPORATION


						/s/ Steven L. Lilly 				
						(Title) Chief Financial Officer


June 17, 1996