EXHIBIT 10.2

                            FIRST LETTER AMENDMENT

                                 June 30, 1998

To the Financial Institutions
  parties as A Lenders
  to the Credit Agreement
  referred to below

Gentlemen:

          We refer to the U.S. $800,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of July 1,
1997 (the "Credit Agreement") among the undersigned, certain of our subsidiaries
parties thereto as LC Subsidiaries, you, Citibank, N.A., as Issuing Bank and
Citicorp USA Inc., as Agent.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined
in the Credit Agreement shall be used herein as therein defined.

          It is hereby agreed by you and us that the Credit Agreement is,
effective as of the date first above written, hereby amended as follows:

          (a)  The definition of "A Commitment" in Section 1.01 is amended in
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     full to read as follows:

               "`A Commitment' means, as to each A Lender, the amount set forth
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               opposite such A Lender's name on Schedule I to the First Letter
               Amendment under the caption A Commitment or, if such A Lender has
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               entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, the amount
               set forth for such A Lender with respect thereto in the Register
               maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 10.07 hereof, in each
               case as such amount may be reduced or increased pursuant to
               Section 2.05."

          (b)  The definition of "Eurodollar Rate Margin" in Section 1.01 is
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     amended by deleting the number "0.165%" therein and substituting for such
     number the number "0.175%".

          (c)  The definition of "LC Commitment" in Section 1.01 is amended in
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     full to read as follows:

               "`LC Commitment' means, as to any LC Lender, the amount set forth
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               opposite such LC Lender's name on Schedule I to the First Letter
               Amendment under the caption LC Commitment or, if such LC Lender
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               has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, the
               amount set forth for such LC Lender with respect thereto in the
               Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 10.07
               hereof, in each case

 
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              as such amount may be reduced or increased from time to time
              pursuant to Section 3.09."

          (d) The definition of "LC Termination Date" in Section 1.01 is amended
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     by deleting the date "June 30, 1998" therein and substituting for such date
     the date "June 29, 1999"

          (e) The definition of "Revolver Termination Date" in Section 1.01 is
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     amended by deleting the date "June 30, 1998" therein and substituting for
     such date the date "June 29, 1999."

          (f) A definition of First Letter Amendment is added in Section 1.01 in
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     the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

              "`First Letter Amendment' means the First Letter Amendment dated
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               June 30, 1998 to this Agreement."

          (g) Section 2.04(a) is amended by deleting the number "0.06%" therein
     and substituting for such number the number "0.05%".

          By executing this Amendment, each of the undersigned and each of you
agree that ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Lender for all purposes of the Credit
Agreement and its A Commitment and LC Commitment are the respective amounts set
forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto.

          On and after the effective date of this letter amendment, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this letter amendment.  The
Credit Agreement, as amended by this letter amendment, is and shall continue to
be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and
confirmed.

          If you agree to the terms and provisions hereof, please evidence such
agreement by executing and returning five signature pages of this letter
amendment to Shearman & Sterling, 555 California Street, San Francisco,
California 94104, Attention: Steven Sherman.  This letter amendment shall become
effective as of the date first above written when and if on or before June 30,
1998 counterparts of this letter amendment shall have been executed by us and
all of the A Lenders.  This letter amendment is subject to the provisions of
Section 10.01 covering amendments, etc. of the Credit Agreement.

 
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          This letter amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by any combination of the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which counterparts shall be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same letter amendment.

                              Very truly yours,

                              THE BORROWER

                              THE GAP, INC.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              THE LC SUBSIDIARIES

                              BANANA REPUBLIC, INC.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GPS (U.S.A.) LIMITED


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GAP (CANADA) INC.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GAP INTERNATIONAL SOURCING LIMITED


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

 
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                              GAP INTERNATIONAL SOURCING
                              PTE. LTD.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GAP (JAPAN) K.K.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GAP INTERNATIONAL SOURCING (HOLDING) LIMITED


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                              GAP (NETHERLANDS) B.V.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:


                              OLD NAVY INC.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:


                              GPS CATALOG, INC.


                              By     /s/ Warren R. Hashagen
                                  -----------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

 
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Agreed as of the date first above written:

CITICORP USA INC., as a Bank
and as Agent


By  /s/ Carolyn A. Wendler
  ---------------------------
  Name:  Carolyn A. Wendler
  Title:  Managing Director

CITIBANK N.A., as Issuing Bank


By
  ---------------------------
  Name:  Marjorie Futornick
  Title:  Vice President

 
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL
TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as
a Bank and as Senior Managing Agent


By  /s/ Maria Vickroy-Peralta
  ----------------------------
  Name:  Maria Vickroy-Peralta
  Title:  Vice President

 
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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANK CORPORATION LIMITED, as
a Bank and as Senior Managing Agent


By  /s/ Douglas F. Stolberg
  ----------------------------
  Name: Douglas F. Stolberg
  Title:  Senior Vice President

 
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NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as
a Bank


By  /s/  Michael Shea
  ---------------------
  Name:  Michael Shea
  Title:  S.V.P.

 
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THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as
a Bank


By   /s/ Molly Drennan
  --------------------
  Name:  Molly Drennan
  Title:  Senior Manager Corporate Banking

 
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BANK OF MONTREAL, as
a Bank


By   /s/ Richard W. Camm
  ----------------------
  Name:  Richard W. Camm
  Title:  Managing Director

 
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SOCIETE GENERALE, as
a Bank


By   /s/ J. Blaine Shaum
  -----------------------
  Name:  J. Blaine Shaum
  Title:  Managing Director

 
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THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED, as
a Bank


By   /s/ Keiichi Ozawa
  ---------------------
  Name:  Keiichi Ozawa
  Title:  Joint General Manager

 
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MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as a Bank
and as a Senior Managing Agent


By   /s/ Robert Bottamedi
  -----------------------
  Name:  Robert Bottamedi
  Title:  Vice President

 
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THE SUMITOMO BANK LIMITED, as
a Bank


By   /s/ Kozo Masaki
  ------------------
  Name:  Kozo Masaki
  Title:  General Manager

 
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH, as a Bank


By   /s/ Hans-Josef Thiele
  -------------------------
  Name:  Hans-Josef Thiele
  Title:  Director


By   /s/ Joel Makowsky
  --------------------
  Name:  Joel Makowsky
  Title:  Vice President

 
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UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND,
NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Bank


By   /s/ Paula Mueller
  --------------------
  Name:  Paula Mueller
  Title:  Vice President Structured Finance

By   /s/ Philippe R. Sandmeier
  ----------------------------
  Name:  Philippe R. Sandmeier
  Title:  Director

 
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U.S. NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON, as
a Bank


By   /s/ Brennan K. Church
  ------------------------
  Name:  Brennan K. Church
  Title:  Assistant Vice President

 
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as a Bank


By   /s/ Jeffrey A. French
  ------------------------
  Name:  Jeffrey A. French
  Title:  Group Vice President & Director


By   /s/ Ian S. Hisert
  --------------------
  Name:  Ian S. Hisert
  Title:  Corporate Banking Officer

 
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                                 SCHEDULE I



       
Lender                                             A Commitment                  LC Commitment
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Citicorp USA Inc.                                  38,684,210.53                 49,736,842.11
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Bank of America National Trust & Savings           33,157,894.74                 42,631,578.95
Association                                            
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The Hongkong and Shanghai                          33,157,894.74                 42,631,578.95
Bank Corporation Limited                                
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NationsBank of Texas, N.A.                         23,947,368.42                 30,789,473.68
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The Royal Bank of Canada                           18,421,052.63                 23,684,210.53
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Bank of Montreal                                   18,421,052.63                 23,684,210.53
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Societe Generale                                   23,947,368.42                 30,789,473.68
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The Fuji Bank, Limited                             18,421,052.63                 23,684,210.53
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York          33,157,894.74                 42,631,578.95
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The Sumitomo Bank Limited                          23,947,368.42                 30,789,473.68
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Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and/or            23,947,368.42                 30,789,473.68
Cayman Islands Branch                                  
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Union Bank of Switzerland, New York Branch         18,421,052.63                 23,684,210.53
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U.S. National Bank of Oregon                       18,421,052.63                 23,684,210.53
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ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                                 23,947,368.42                 30,789,473.68
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