EXHIBIT 25.11
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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                    13-5160382
(State of incorporation                     (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                identification no.)

One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.             10286
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)

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                          RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


Delaware                                    13-3490602
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)              identification no.)


1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York                          10019
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip code)

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                     Guarantee of Preferred Securities of
                     RJR Nabisco Holdings Capital Trust V
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.    General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

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


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          Name                                        Address
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      Superintendent of Banks of the State of    2 Rector Street, New York,
      New York                                   N.Y.  10006, and
                                                 Albany, N.Y. 12203

      Federal Reserve Bank of New York           33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y. 10045

      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation      Washington, D.C.  20429

      New York Clearing House Association        New York, New York   10005

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

      Yes.

2.    Affiliations with Obligor.

      If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
      affiliation.

      None.

16.   List of Exhibits.

      Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with
      the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as
      an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the
      Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
      229.10(d).

      1.    A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
            (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains
            the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to
            exercise corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to
            Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a
            and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672
            and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
            33-29637.)

      4.    A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form
            T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

      6.    The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
            (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
            33-44051.)

      7.    A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
            pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or
            examining authority.


                                   SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing 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 4th day of August, 1998.


                                            THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                            By:    /s/ MARY JANE SCHMALZEL
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                                            Name:  MARY JANE SCHMALZEL
                                            Title: VICE PRESIDENT

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                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                    And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31,
1998, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                            Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                        in Thousands
Cash and balances due from depos-
  itory institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
   currency and coin .................                         $ 6,397,993
  Interest-bearing balances ..........                           1,138,362
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities ........                           1,062,074
  Available-for-sale securities ......                           4,167,240
Federal funds sold and Securities pur-
  chased under agreements to resell...                             391,650
Loans and lease financing
  receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income .................36,538,242
  LESS: Allowance for loan and
    lease losses ..............631,725
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk
    reserve..........................0
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income, allowance, and reserve                              35,906,517
Assets held in trading accounts ......                           2,145,149
Premises and fixed assets (including
  capitalized leases) ................                             663,928
Other real estate owned ..............                              10,895
Investments in unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and associated
  companies ..........................                             237,991
Customers' liability to this bank on
  acceptances outstanding ............                             992,747
Intangible assets ....................                           1,072,517
Other assets .........................                           1,643,173
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Total assets .........................                         $55,830,236
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices ................                         $24,849,054
  Noninterest-bearing ......10,011,422
  Interest-bearing .........14,837,632
  In foreign offices, Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...                          15,319,002
  Noninterest-bearing .........707,820
  Interest-bearing .........14,611,182
Federal funds purchased and Securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase.                           1,906,066
Demand notes issued to the U.S.
  Treasury ...........................                             215,985
Trading liabilities ..................                           1,591,288
Other borrowed money:
  With remaining maturity of one year
    or less ..........................                           1,991,119
  With remaining maturity of more than
    one year through three years......                                   0
  With remaining maturity of more than
    three years ......................                              25,574
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-
  cuted and outstanding ..............                             998,145
Subordinated notes and debentures ....                           1,314,000
Other liabilities ....................                           2,421,281
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Total liabilities ....................                          50,631,514
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock .........................                           1,135,284
Surplus ..............................                             731,319
Undivided profits and capital
  reserves ...........................                           3,328,050
Net unrealized holding gains
  (losses) on available-for-sale
  securities .........................                              40,198
Cumulative foreign currency transla-
  tion adjustments ...................                        (    36,129)
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Total equity capital .................                           5,198,722
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Total liabilities and equity
  capital ............................                         $55,830,236
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      I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                         Robert E. Keilman

      We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition 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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and is true and correct.



      Thomas A. Renyi      ]
      Alan R. Griffith     ]  Directors
      J. Carter Bacot      ]

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