Exhibit 23.1


                  CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
                                           

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-78512), pertaining to the Memorex Telex Stock Option Plan and the
Memorex Telex Employees' Stock Purchase Plan, of our report dated June 28, 1996
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Memorex
Telex N.V. included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 1996.



Dallas, Texas                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP
July 15, 1996