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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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)
                                  May 15, 1996
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          GECPF-1 Tax-Exempt Grantor Trusts, Series A through Series I
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                    33-36601
                                 (Subfiles 1 and
    New York                      3 through 10)                See Page 2
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(State or other                     (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                     File Number)           Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)



Three Capital Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota               55344
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(Address of principal business office)                  (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(612) 828-2987
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                                                      Exhibit Index is on Page 4



                      I.R.S. Employment Identification Nos.
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                             Series A    16-6348902
                             Series B    16-6348903
                             Series C    16-6348904
                             Series D    16-6350083
                             Series E    16-6350084
                             Series F    16-6350085
                             Series G    16-6350086
                             Series H    16-6350087
                             Series I    16-6350088


Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreements (each, an
"Agreement" and, collectively, the "Agreements") of the GECPF-1 Tax-Exempt
Grantor Trusts, Series A through Series I (each, a "Trust" and, collectively,
the "Trusts"), dated as of November 1, 1990, among GE Capital Public Finance,
Inc., as seller, General Electric Capital Corporation, as servicer, and
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee").  On or
about May 15, 1996, an amount equal to the Current Interest Amount (as defined
in the Agreements) and the Current Principal Amount (as defined in the
Agreements) applicable to each Trust was distributed pro rata to the holders of
certificates of beneficial interest in such Trust (the "Certificateholders") in
accordance with such Trust's Agreement.  A copy of the Trustee's statement for
each Trust for the Collection Period (as defined in each Agreement) from April
1, 1996 through April 31, 1996 has been furnished to the Certificateholders of
each Trust in accordance with Section 13.05 of each Trust's Agreement, and a
copy of the statement for each such Trust is being filed as Exhibit 28 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.

     For the period beginning April 1, 1996, and ending April 31, 1996, the
Servicing Fee paid to the Servicer with respect to each Trust is as follows:

                    Series A            $    0.00
                    Series B                 0.00
                    Series D                 0.00
                    Series E                 0.00
                    Series F                 0.00
                    Series G                 0.00
                    Series H                 0.00
                    Series I               587.13
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                                        $  587.13
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Item 7(c).     EXHIBITS.

     Exhibit No.                   Description
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        28          Statement of the Trustee to Certificateholders for the
                    Collection Period ended April 30, 1996.



                                   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.



                                        GECPF-1 TAX-EXEMPT GRANTOR TRUSTS
                                          SERIES A THROUGH SERIES I

                                        By GE CAPITAL PUBLIC FINANCE, INC.,
                                        as Seller with respect to each Trust



Dated:  May 31, 1996                              By  /s/ Cheryl Anderson
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                                                    Cheryl Anderson
                                                    Manager - Securitization




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.              Description                             Page No.
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        28          Statement of the Trustee to Certificateholders       5
                    for the Collection Period ended
                    April 30, 1996