Exhibit 25(b)
 
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM T-1
                    STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST
                     INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 305(b)(2)
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                              Marine Midland Bank
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


         New York                                          16-1057879
         (Jurisdiction of incorporation                (I.R.S. Employer
          or organization if not a U.S.                 Identification No.)
          national bank)

          140 Broadway, New York, N.Y.                     10005-1180
          (212) 658-1000                                   (Zip Code)
          (Address of principal executive offices)


                                  Eric Parets
                             Senior Vice President
                                  140 Broadway
                         New York, New York 10005-1180
                              Tel: (212) 658-6560
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


                             Wells Fargo & Company
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                         13-2553920
          (State or other jurisdiction                     (I.R.S. Employer
          of incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

          420 Montgomery Street
          San Francisco, California                                10017
          (415) 477-1000                                   (Zip Code)
          (Address of principal executive offices)


                                Debt Securities
                        (Title of Indenture Securities)

 
                                    General
Item 1. General Information.
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              Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

        (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervisory
        authority to which it is subject.

              State of New York Banking Department.

              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

              Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
              Washington, D.C.

        (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                     Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
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              If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe
              each such affiliation.

                     None

 
Item 16.  List of Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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T1A(i)                            *  -  Copy of the Organization Certificate of
                                        Marine Midland Bank.
                              
T1A(ii)                           *  -  Certificate of the State of New York
                                        Banking Department dated December
                                        31, 1993 as to the authority of Marine
                                        Midland Bank to commence business.
                              
T1A(iii)                             -  Not applicable.
                              
T1A(iv)                           *  -  Copy of the existing By-Laws of
                                        Marine Midland Bank as adopted on
                                        January 20, 1994.
                              
T1A(v)                               -  Not applicable.
                              
T1A(vi)                           *  -  Consent of Marine Midland Bank
                                        required by Section 321(b) of the Trust 
                                        Indenture Act of 1939.
 
 
T1A(vii)                             -  Copy of the latest report of condition
                                        of the trustee (March 31, 1996),
                                        published pursuant to law or the
                                        requirement of its supervisory or
                                        examining authority.
 
T1A(viii)                            -  Not applicable.
 
T1A(ix)                              -  Not applicable.



      *    Exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
           with Registration No. 33-53693 and incorporated herein by reference
           thereto.

 
                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
Marine Midland Bank, a banking corporation and trust company organized under the
laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York on the 1st day of August 1996.



                                        MARINE MIDLAND BANK


                                        By: /s/ Richard G. Pittius
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                                                Richard G. Pittius
                                                Vice President

 
                                                               Exhibit T1A (vii)



                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                                OMB Number: 7100-0036

                                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                OMB Number: 3064-0052

                                Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                OMB Number: 1557-0081

                                Expires March 31, 1999


Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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This financial information has not been reviewed, or confirmed
for accuracy or relevance, by the Federal Reserve System.  

Please refer to page 1, Table of Contents, for the required disclosure of 
estimated burden.

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Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices--FFIEC 031

Report at the close of business March 31, 1996     
                             
This report is required by law; 12 U.S.C. (S)324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C.
(S) 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. (S)161 (National banks).

     (950630) 
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    (RCRI 9999) 

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.

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NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National Banks.

I, Gerald A. Ronning, Executive VP & Controller
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     Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and Income
(including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true
to the best of my knowledge and believe.


       /s/ Gerald A. Ronning
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Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

              4/25/96
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Date of Signature

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions.  NOTE: These instructions may in some
cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

      /s/ Henry J. Nowak
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Director (Trustee)

      /s/ Bernard J. Kennedy
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Director (Trustee)

      /s/ James H. Cleave
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Director (Trustee)

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For Banks Submitting Hard Copy Report Forms:

State Member Bank: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal 
Reserve District Bank.
 
State Nonmember Banks: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.
 

National Banks: Return the original only in the special return address envelope 
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address 
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127 
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.


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FDIC Certificate Number    0  0  5  8  9
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                            (RCRI 9030)

 
       NOTICE
This form is intended to assist institutions with state publication
requirements. It has not been approved by any state banking 
authorities. Refer to your appropriate state banking authorities 
for your state publication requirements.



REPORT OF CONDITION

Consolidating domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the
Marine Midland Bank           of Buffalo
       Name of Bank              City

in the state of New York, at the close of business
March 31, 1996


ASSETS



                                                               Thousands
                                                               of dollars
                                               
Cash and balances due from depository         
institutions:                                 
                                              
   Noninterest-bearing balances               
   currency and coin.........................                      $ 1,344,915
   Interest-bearing balances.................                        1,536,664
   Held-to-maturity securities...............                                0
   Available-for-sale securities.............                        3,338,156
                                                                 
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased                      
under agreements to resell in domestic                           
offices of the bank and of its Edge and                          
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                             
                                                                 
   Federal funds sold........................                          439,200
   Securities purchased under                                    
   agreements to resell......................                          323,578
                                                                 
Loans and lease financing receivables:                           
                                                                 
   Loans and leases net of unearned                              
   income....................................     13,404,283
   LESS: Allowance for loan and lease                            
   losses....................................        470,421
   LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve                   0
                                                                 
   Loans and lease, net of unearned                              
   income, allowance, and reserve............                       12,933,862
   Trading assets............................                          818,882
   Premises and fixed assets (including                          
   capitalized leases).......................                          177,937
                                                                 
Other real estate owned......................                            4,004
Investments in unconsolidated                                    
subsidiaries and associated companies........                                0
Customers' liability to this bank on                             
acceptances outstanding......................                           24,688
Intangible assets............................                           60,829
Other assets.................................                          436,079
Total assets.................................                       21,438,794


 
LIABILITIES


                                               
Deposits:
   In domestic offices.......................                       13,972,231
                                                                 
   Noninterest-bearing.......................      3,227,485
   Interest-bearing..........................     10,744,746
                                                                 
In foreign offices, Edge, and Agreement                          
subsidiaries, and IBFs.......................                        2,915,229
                                                                 
   Noninterest-bearing.......................              0
   Interest-bearing..........................      2,915,229
                                                                 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold                      
under agreements to repurchase in domestic                       
offices of the bank and its Edge and                             
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                             
                                                                 
   Federal funds purchased...................                          759,940
   Securities sold under agreements to                           
   repurchase................................                          809,703
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury                               111,294
Trading Liabilities..........................                          323,875
                                                                 
Other borrowed money:                                            
   With original maturity of one year                            
   or less...................................                           83,438
   With original maturity of more than                           
   one year..................................                                0
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations                            
under capitalized leases.....................                           34,696
Bank's liability on acceptances                                  
executed and outstanding.....................                           24,688
Subordinated notes and debentures............                          225,000
Other liabilities............................                          467,094
Total liabilities............................                       19,727,188
Limited-life preferred stock and                                 
related surplus..............................                                0
                                                                 
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                   
                                                                 
Perpetual preferred stock and related                            
surplus......................................                                0
Common Stock.................................                          185,000
Surplus......................................                        1,633,098
Undivided profits and capital reserves.......                         (115,039)
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)                            
on available-for-sale securities.............                            8,547
Cumulative foreign currency translation                          
adjustments..................................                                0
Total equity capital.........................                        1,711,606
Total liabilities, limited-life                                  
preferred stock, and equity capital..........                       21,438,794