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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                          STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9


               Solicitation/Recommendation Statement Pursuant to
            Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                       PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES V, Ltd.
                           (Name of Subject Company)
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                              Public Storage, Inc.
                                B. Wayne Hughes
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
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                     Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
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                                     NONE
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                                 David Goldberg
                              Public Storage, Inc.
                         701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor
                        Glendale, California 91201-2397
                                 (818) 244-8080
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of
                        the Person(s) Filing Statement)
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Item 1.   Security and Subject Companies.
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               The name of the subject company is Public Storage Properties V,
          Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"). The
          address of the principal executive offices of the Partnership is 701
          Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. The title
          of the class of equity securities to which this Statement relates is
          the Partnership's units of limited partnership interest (the "Units").

Item 2.   Tender Offer of the Bidder.
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               This Statement relates to the offer by B. Wayne Hughes ("Hughes")
          disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 being filed by
          Hughes and Public Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the
          "Company") concurrently with the filing of this Statement to acquire
          up to 6,600 Units in the Partnership. Each Unit acquired by Hughes
          will be acquired for $459 in cash. Hughes' offer is being made
          pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated March 21, 1997 (the "Offer")
          annexed hereto as Exhibit (a) and the accompanying letter of
          transmittal.

               The business address of Hughes and the Company is 701 Western
          Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397.

Item 3.   Identity and Background.
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               (a) The persons filing this statement are the general partners of
          the Partnership:  Public Storage, Inc., a California corporation, and
          B. Wayne Hughes (the "General Partners").  Their business address is
          701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397.

               (b) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the
          Offer," "Special Considerations," "Effects of Offer on Non-Tendering
          Unitholders" and "Certain Related Transactions" in the Offer is
          incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.   The Solicitation or Recommendation.
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               The information set forth in "Position of the General Partners
          With Respect to the Offer" in the Offer is incorporated herein by
          reference.

Item 5.   Persons Retained, Employed or to Be Compensated.
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               The information set forth in "The Offer -- Soliciting Agent" in
          the Offer is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6.   Recent Transactions and Intent with Respect to Securities.
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               (a) The information set forth in "Market Prices of Units --
          General" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference.

               (b) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the 
          Offer -- The Company" in the Offer is incorporated herein by 
          reference.  The Company beneficially owns 21,221 Units of the 
          Partnership which represents approximately 48.2% of the outstanding 
          Units, including (i) 16,369 Units as to which the Company has sole 
          voting and dispositive power and (ii) 4,852 Units which the Company 
          has an option to acquire from Hughes and as to which the 
          Company has sole voting power (pursuant to an irrevocable proxy) and 
          no dispositive power.  Hughes beneficially owns 4,982 Units of the 
          Partnership which represents approximately 11.3% of the outstanding 
          Units, including (i) 130 Units as to which Hughes has sole voting and 
          dispositive power and (ii) 4,852 Units as to which Hughes has sole 
          dispositive power and no voting power; the Company has an option to 
          acquire these Units and an irrevocable proxy to vote these Units. In
          the aggregate, the Company and Hughes beneficially own 21,351 Units of
          the Partnership which represents approximately 48.5% of the
          outstanding Units. No executive officer, director, affiliate or
          subsidiary of the General Partners beneficially owns any other Units,
          except that David Goldberg, an executive officer of the Company, owns
          five Units, Hugh W. Horne, an executive officer of the Company, owns
          20 Units and Dann V. Angeloff, a director of the Company, owns 27
          Units.

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Item 7.   Certain Negotiations and Transactions by the Subject Company.
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               (a) and (b)  No negotiation is being undertaken or is underway by
          the General Partners with respect to the Partnership in response to
          the Company's Offer which relates to or would result in:

                    (1) An extraordinary transaction such as a merger or
          reorganization, involving the Partnership or any subsidiary of the
          Partnership;

                    (2) A purchase, sale or transfer of material amount of
          assets by the Partnership or any subsidiary of the Partnership;

                    (3) A tender offer for or other acquisition of securities by
          or of the Partnership;

                    (4) Any material change in the present capitalization or
          dividend policy of the Partnership.

Item 8.   Additional Information to Be Furnished.
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               None.

Item 9.   Material to Be Filed.
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               See Exhibit Index contained herein.

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                                   SIGNATURE
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          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, correct and complete.


Dated:  March 20, 1997                      PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.



                                            By: /s/ HARVEY LENKIN
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                                                Harvey Lenkin
                                                President
                                               


                                            /s/ B. WAYNE HUGHES
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                                            B. Wayne Hughes

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                                 Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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  (a)          Offer to Purchase dated March 21, 1997 (including Letter of
               Transmittal).

  (b)          None.

  (c)          See Exhibit (a).

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