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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
             
                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our reports, 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
June 22, 1998