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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report, included in this Form 10-K, into C.P. Clare Corporation's
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-94038,
33-94060, and 333-15097).
 
                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Boston, Massachusetts
April 25, 1997