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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1997

                                       OR

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO _______


                         Commission file number 0-23886

                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          CALIFORNIA                                           94-3186624
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

         444 Market Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (415) 677-8990
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No [ ]


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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.


                      Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly
                           Period Ended June 30, 1997

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                                                                   PAGE
                                                                                                              
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1. Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - June 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996                                            4

          Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)              5

          Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)                        6

          Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                   7

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of                                 10
          Operations


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                           13



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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Presented herein are the Registrant's balance sheets as of June 30,
          1997 and December 31, 1996, statements of operations for the three and
          six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996, and statements of cash flows
          for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.




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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                                 Balance Sheets

                                   (Unaudited)


                                                                            June 30,        December 31,
                                                                              1997             1996
                                                                          -------------    -------------
                                                                                               
                   Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents, includes $3,665,221 at June 30, 1997
       and $5,508,329 at December 31, 1996 in interest-bearing accounts   $   3,700,981    $   5,508,568
    Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
       (notes 1 and 2)                                                        2,768,091        2,835,397
                                                                          -------------    -------------

           Total current assets                                               6,469,072        8,343,965
                                                                          -------------    -------------

Container rental equipment, at cost                                         124,153,386      123,720,710
    Less accumulated depreciation                                            16,852,011       13,265,647
                                                                          -------------    -------------
       Net container rental equipment                                       107,301,375      110,455,063
                                                                          -------------    -------------

Organizational costs, net                                                     1,539,759        1,837,545
                                                                          -------------    -------------

                                                                          $ 115,310,206    $ 120,636,573
                                                                          =============    =============

      Liabilities and Partners' Capital

Current liabilities:
    Due to general partner (notes 1 and 3)                                $           -    $      31,650
    Container rental equipment purchases payable                                      -          633,000
                                                                          -------------    -------------

           Total current liabilities                                                  -          664,650
                                                                          -------------    -------------

Partners' capital (deficit):
    General partner                                                             (60,550)         (19,059)
    Limited partners                                                        115,370,756      119,990,982
                                                                          -------------    -------------

           Total partners' capital                                          115,310,206      119,971,923
                                                                          -------------    -------------

                                                                          $ 115,310,206    $ 120,636,573
                                                                          =============    =============

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                            Statements of Operations

                                   (Unaudited)


                                                      Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                                                 --------------------------   -------------------------
                                                   June 30,       June 30,      June 30,      June 30,
                                                    1997            1996         1997           1996
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                                   
Net lease revenue (notes 1 and 4)                $ 3,239,316    $ 3,577,164   $ 6,381,050   $ 6,701,290

Other operating expenses:
     Depreciation and amortization                 1,960,411      1,906,629     3,913,891     3,631,084
     Other general and administrative expenses        59,473         46,021        91,761        89,605
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                   2,019,884      1,952,650     4,005,652     3,720,689
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
         Earnings from operations                  1,219,432      1,624,514     2,375,398     2,980,601

Other income:
     Interest income                                  48,476        165,176       109,282       522,092
     Net gain (loss) on disposal of equipment        (20,673)        13,676         5,178        35,104
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                      27,803        178,852       114,460       557,196
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
         Net earnings                            $ 1,247,235    $ 1,803,366   $ 2,489,858   $ 3,537,797
                                                 ===========    ===========   ===========   ===========

Allocation of net earnings:
     General partner                             $   125,001    $   197,187   $   316,088   $   382,668
     Limited partners                              1,122,234      1,606,179     2,173,770     3,155,129
                                                 -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                 $ 1,247,235    $ 1,803,366   $ 2,489,858   $ 3,537,797
                                                 ===========    ===========   ===========   ===========
Limited partners' per unit
  share of net earnings                          $       .15    $       .22   $       .30   $       .44
                                                 ===========    ===========   ===========   ===========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                            Statements of Cash Flows

                                   (Unaudited)


                                                               Six Months Ended
                                                         ----------------------------
                                                           June 30,         June 30,
                                                             1997            1996
                                                         ------------    ------------
                                                                          
Net cash provided by operating activities                $  6,434,687    $  6,682,512

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
     Proceeds from sale of container rental equipment         181,195         187,096
     Purchase of container rental equipment                (1,211,348)    (23,607,017)
     Acquisition fees paid to general partner                 (60,547)     (1,166,751)
                                                         ------------    ------------

           Net cash used in investing activities           (1,090,700)    (24,586,672)
                                                         ------------    ------------

Cash flows used in financing activities:
     Underwriting commissions                                       -          (9,011)
     Distributions to partners                             (7,151,576)     (7,813,441)
                                                         ------------    ------------

           Net cash used in financing activities           (7,151,576)     (7,822,452)
                                                         ------------    ------------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                  (1,807,589)    (25,726,612)

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1                      5,508,570      34,051,217
                                                         ------------    ------------

Cash and cash equivalents at June 30                     $  3,700,981    $  8,324,605
                                                         ============    ============

Supplemental disclosure for cash flow information: 
     Cash paid during the period for:
         Interest                                        $         -     $      8,003
                                                         ============    ============


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                     Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements


(1)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

      (a) Nature of Operations

          Cronos Global Income Fund XV, L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited
          partnership organized under the laws of the State of California on
          August 26, 1993, for the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo
          containers, special purpose containers and container related
          equipment. Cronos Capital Corp. ("CCC") is the general partner and,
          with its affiliate Cronos Containers Limited (the "Leasing Company"),
          manages the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall
          continue until December 31, 2012, unless sooner terminated upon the
          occurrence of certain events.

          The Partnership commenced operations on February 22, 1994, when the
          minimum subscription proceeds of $2,000,000 were received from over
          100 subscribers (excluding from such count Pennsylvania residents, the
          general partner, and all affiliates of the general partner). The
          Partnership offered 7,500,000 units of limited partnership interest at
          $20 per unit or $150,000,000. The offering terminated on December 15,
          1995, at which time 7,151,569 limited partnership units had been
          purchased.

          As of June 30, 1997, the Partnership operated 25,725 twenty-foot,
          8,709 forty-foot and 1,783 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo
          containers, 463 twenty-foot and 100 forty-foot refrigerated containers
          and 228 twenty four thousand-liter tanks.


      (b) Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement

          The Partnership has entered into a Leasing Agent Agreement whereby the
          Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing
          operations of all equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant to the
          Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing, managing
          and re-leasing the Partnership's containers to ocean carriers and has
          full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods and
          services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the
          Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Partnership,
          together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company
          and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard
          to ownership. Since the Leasing Agent Agreement meets the definition
          of an operating lease in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
          (SFAS) No. 13, it is accounted for as a lease under which the
          Partnership is lessor and the Leasing Company is lessee.

          The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing
          Company will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals
          collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating
          expenses and management fees to CCC and the Leasing Company. The
          Leasing Company leases containers to ocean carriers, generally under
          operating leases which are either master leases or term leases (mostly
          two to five years). Master leases do not specify the exact number of
          containers to be leased or the term that each container will remain on
          hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and drop off containers at
          various locations; rentals are based upon the number of containers
          used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly, rentals under
          master leases are all variable and contingent upon the number of
          containers used. Most containers are leased to ocean carriers under
          master leases; leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not
          material to the financial statements. Since there are no material
          minimum lease rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is
          provided in these financial statements.



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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                     Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements


      (c) Basis of Accounting

          The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Net lease
          revenue is recorded by the Partnership in each period based upon its
          leasing agent agreement with the Leasing Company. Net lease revenue is
          generally dependent upon operating lease rentals from operating lease
          agreements between the Leasing Company and its various lessees, less
          direct operating expenses and management fees due in respect of the
          containers specified in each operating lease agreement.


      (d) Financial Statement Presentation

          These financial statements have been prepared without audit. Certain
          information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
          statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
          procedures have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial
          statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
          accompanying notes in the Partnership's latest annual report on Form
          10-K.

          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
          accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires the Partnership to make
          estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
          and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
          the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
          revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could
          differ from those estimates.

          The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect all
          adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion of
          management, necessary to a fair statement of the financial condition
          and results of operations for the interim periods presented.


(2)   Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company

      Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by
      deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management
      fees payable, and reimbursed administrative expenses payable to CCC and
      its affiliates from the rental billings payable by the Leasing Company to
      the Partnership under operating leases to ocean carriers for the
      containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease receivables at June 30,
      1997 and December 31, 1996 were as follows:



                                                   June 30,   December 31,
                                                     1997        1996
                                                 ----------   ----------
                                                               
Lease receivables, net of doubtful accounts
   of $125,888 at June 30, 1997 and $103,642
   at December 31, 1996                          $5,020,832   $4,774,921
Less:
Direct operating payables and accrued expenses    1,355,913    1,121,152
Damage protection reserve                           399,378      369,212
Base management fees                                405,202      347,587
Reimbursed administrative expenses                   92,248      101,573
                                                 ----------   ----------

                                                 $2,768,091   $2,835,397
                                                 ==========   ==========


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                       CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                     Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements


(3)   Due to General Partner

      The amount due to CCC at December 31, 1996 consists of acquisition fees.


(4)   Net Lease Revenue

      Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses,
      base management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses to CCC and its
      affiliates from the rental revenue billed by the Leasing Company under
      operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the
      Partnership. Net lease revenue for the three and six-month periods ended
      June 30, 1997 and 1996 were as follows:



                                         Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                      ------------------------    -------------------------
                                        June 30,      June 30,      June 30,       June 30,
                                         1997           1996          1997           1996
                                      -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                            
Rental revenue                        $ 5,127,516   $ 5,471,690   $10,284,385   $10,382,937
Less:
Rental equipment operating expenses     1,275,885     1,196,360     2,661,480     2,342,059
Base management fees                      355,550       382,796       713,687       720,916
Reimbursed administrative expenses        256,765       315,370       528,168       618,672
                                      -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                      $ 3,239,316   $ 3,577,164   $ 6,381,050   $ 6,701,290
                                      ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========





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Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operations

It is suggested that the following discussion be read in conjunction with the
Registrant's most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

1)    Material changes in financial condition between June 30, 1997 and
      December 31, 1996.

      During the first quarter of 1997, the Registrant expended $633,000 of
      unused proceeds to pay for containers purchased and accepted during 1996.
      Additionally, during the first quarter of 1997, the Registrant expended
      $578,348 of cash generated from sales proceeds to pay for containers
      purchased from the general partner and a manufacturer during the first
      quarter of 1997. At June 30, 1997, the Registrant had approximately
      $298,000 in cash generated from equipment sales reserved as part of its
      cash balances. Throughout the remainder of 1997, the Registrant expects to
      continue using cash generated from equipment sales to purchase and replace
      containers which have been lost or damaged beyond repair.

      The Registrant's cash distribution from operations for the second quarter
      of 1997 was 8.25% (annualized) of the limited partners' original capital
      contribution, unchanged from the first quarter of 1997. These
      distributions are directly related to the Registrant's results from
      operations and may fluctuate accordingly.

      During 1996, ocean carriers and other transport companies moved away from
      leasing containers outright, as declining container prices, favorable
      interest rates and the abundance of available capital resulted in ocean
      carriers and transport companies purchasing a larger share of equipment
      for their own account, reducing the demand for leased containers. Once the
      demand for leased containers began to fall, per-diem rental rates were
      also adversely affected, contributing to an uncertain start to 1997. Since
      the beginning of the year, the container leasing industry has experienced
      an upward trend in container utilization. The impact of this trend on the
      utilization rates of the Registrant has been mixed. The Registrant's dry
      and refrigerated container utilization rates increased from 81% and 91% at
      December 31, 1996, respectively, to 85% and 97% at June 30, 1997,
      respectively. However, tank container utilization rates declined from 87%
      at December 31, 1996 to 84% at June 30, 1997. During 1996, shipping lines
      and other transport companies had reduced their leased fleets to minimal
      levels in an attempt to reduce costs. However, increasing cargo volumes
      and continued equipment imbalances within the container fleets of shipping
      lines and transport companies have established a need for these companies
      to replenish their leased fleets.

      Although there has been a general improvement in container utilization
      rates, per-diem rental rates continue to remain under pressure. The
      decline in per-diem rental rates from those evidenced during 1996 can be
      attributed to the following factors: three new leasing companies have
      offered new containers and low rental rates in an effort to break into the
      leasing market; established leasing companies have reduced rates to very
      low levels; and a continued over supply of containers. Although these
      conditions are expected to continue to impact the Registrant's financial
      condition and operating performance throughout 1997, the long-term outlook
      remains a positive one.


2)    Material changes in the results of operations between the three and 
      six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and 1996.

      Net lease revenue for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 1997
      was $3,239,316 and $6,381,050, respectively, a decline of approximately 9%
      and 5% from the same periods in the prior year, respectively. Gross rental
      revenue (a component of net lease revenue) for the three and six-month
      periods ended June 30, 1997 was $5,127,516 and $10,284,385, respectively,
      reflecting a decrease of 6% and 1% from the same periods in the prior
      year, respectively. During 1997, gross lease revenue was primarily
      impacted by a slightly lower fleet size and lower per-diem rental rates.
      Average dry cargo container per-diem rental rates for the three and
      six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 declined 9% and 7%, respectively,
      when compared to the same periods in the prior year. Average refrigerated
      container per-diem rental rates for the three and six-month periods ended
      June 30, 1997 declined 18% and 11%, respectively, when compared to the
      same periods in the prior year. The average tank container per-diem rental
      rate for the three month period ended June 30, 1997 declined 11% when
      compared to the same period in the prior year. The tank container per-diem
      rental rate remained unchanged from the six-month period ended June 30,
      1996.



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Company's fiscal year and a copy shall be delivered to Executive within fifteen
(15) days thereafter. The Board of Directors shall, in their sole discretion,
determine whether such impact goals have been obtained.

        3.4     Withholdings. All compensation and benefits payable to
Executive hereunder shall be subject to all federal, state, local and other
withholdings and similar taxes and payments required by applicable law.

                                   ARTICLE 4

                     EXPENSE ALLOWANCES AND FRINGE BENEFITS

        4.1     Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to the greater of three
(3) weeks of annual paid vacation or the amount of annual paid vacation to
which Executive may become entitled under the terms of Company's vacation
policy for employees during the term of this Agreement.

        4.2     Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall
also provide Executive with the usual health insurance benefits it generally
provides to its other senior management employees. As Executive becomes
eligible in accordance with criteria to be adopted by the Company, the Company
shall provide Executive with the right to participate in and to receive
benefits from life, accident, disability, medical, pension, bonus, stock,
profit-sharing and savings plans and similar benefits made available generally
to employees of the Company as such plans and benefits may be adopted by the
Company, provided that Executive shall during the term of this Agreement be
entitled to receive at a minimum standard medical and dental benefits similar
to those typically afforded to Chief Financial officers in similar sized
biotechnology companies. The amount and extent of benefits to which Executive
is entitled shall be governed by the specific benefit plan as it may be amended
from time to time.

        4.3     Stock Loans. Certain indebtedness in the aggregate amount of
$15,000, incurred by the Executive in connection with the purchase of
securities from the Company, shall be repaid in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Promissory Note between the Executive and the Company in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

        4.4     Relocation Loan. The Company has previously loaned to Executive
the principal amount of $87,500 relating to certain relocation expenses. The
parties agree that the terms of the loan shall be changed as of the date of
this Agreement such that the loan shall have a term ending March 1, 2000 and an
interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum. Executive agrees to execute a
Promissory Note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Such principal
indebtedness and all interest accrued to that


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      The Registrant's average fleet size and utilization rates for the three
      and six-month periods ended June 30, 1997 and June 30, 1996 were as
      follows:



                                          Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                          ------------------    --------------------
                                           June 30,  June 30,   June 30,    June 30,
                                            1997      1996       1997        1996
                                          --------   -------    -------     --------
                                                                
Average Fleet Size (measured in
     twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU))
         Dry cargo containers              46,723    45,254    46,646    43,821
         Refrigerated cargo containers        663       663       663       630
         Tank containers                      228       221       229       207
Average Utilization
         Dry cargo containers                  84%       82%       83%       81%
         Refrigerated cargo containers         92%       88%       91%       76%
         Tank containers                       84%       89%       85%       89%


      Utilization rates of the Registrant's fleet fluctuated upward and
      stabilized, as the Registrant fully invested the remaining net proceeds
      from its offering in container equipment through the first half of 1997.

      Rental equipment operating expenses were 25% and 26% of the Registrant's
      gross lease revenue during the three and six-month periods ended June 30,
      1997, respectively, as compared to 22% and 23% during the three and
      six-month periods ended June 30, 1996, respectively. This increase was
      largely attributable to an increase in costs associated with the
      Registrant's growing fleet, including handling, storage and repairs.

      The Registrant disposed of 28 twenty-foot, seven forty-foot, and three
      forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo as well as one twenty four-thousand
      liter tank container during the second quarter of 1997, as compared to 12
      twenty-foot, nine forty-foot and one forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo
      containers during the second quarter of 1996. The decision to repair or
      dispose of a container is made when it is returned by a lessee. This
      decision is influenced by various factors including the age, condition,
      suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location of
      the container when disposed. These factors also influence the amount of
      sales proceeds received and the related gain on container disposals.

      As reported in the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K and Amendment
      No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February
      7, 1997 and February 26, 1997, respectively, Arthur Andersen, London,
      England, resigned as auditors of The Cronos Group, a Luxembourg
      Corporation headquartered in Orchard Lea, England (the "Parent Company"),
      on February 3, 1997.

      The Parent Company is the indirect corporate parent of Cronos Capital
      Corp., the general partner of the Registrant. In its letter of resignation
      to the Parent Company, Arthur Andersen states that it resigned as auditors
      of the Parent Company and all other entities affiliated with the Parent
      Company. While its letter of resignation was not addressed to the general
      partner or the Registrant, Arthur Andersen confirmed to the general
      partner that its resignation as auditors of the entities referred to in
      its letter of resignation included its resignation as auditors of Cronos
      Capital Corp. and the Registrant. Following Arthur Andersen's resignation,
      the Parent Company subsequently received notification from the Securities
      and Exchange Commission that it was conducting a private investigation of
      the Parent Company regarding the events and circumstances leading to
      Arthur Andersen's resignation. The results of this investigation are still
      pending. Accordingly, the Registrant does not, at this time, have
      sufficient information to determine the impact, if any, that the
      Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the Parent Company and
      the concerns expressed by Arthur Andersen in its letter of resignation may
      have on the future operating results and financial condition of the
      Registrant or the Leasing Company's ability to manage the Registrant's
      fleet in subsequent periods. However, the general partner of the
      Registrant does not believe, based upon the information currently
      available to it, that Arthur Andersen's resignation was triggered by any
      concern over the accounting policies and procedures followed by the
      Registrant.




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      Arthur Andersen's report on the financial statements of Cronos Capital
      Corp. and the Registrant, for either of the previous two years, has not
      contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was any such
      report qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
      principles. During the Registrant's previous two fiscal years and the
      subsequent interim period preceding Arthur Andersen's resignation, there
      have been no disagreements between Cronos Capital Corp. or the Registrant
      and Arthur Andersen on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
      financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

      The Registrant retained a new auditor, Moore Stephens, P.C. ("Moore
      Stephens") on April 10, 1997, as reported in the Registrant's Current
      Report on Form 8-K, filed April 14, 1997.

      The President of the Leasing Company, a subsidiary of the Parent Company,
      along with two marketing Vice Presidents, resigned in June 1997. These
      vacancies were filled by qualified, long-time employees who average over
      15 years of experience in the container leasing industry, therefore
      providing continuity in the management of the Leasing Company. The
      Registrant and general partner do not believe these changes will have a
      material impact on the future operating results and financial condition of
      the Registrant.


      Cautionary Statement

      This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements relating to future
      results of the Registrant, including certain projections and business
      trends, that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private
      Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ
      materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
      uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in: economic
      conditions; trade policies; demand for and market acceptance of leased
      marine cargo containers; competitive utilization and per-diem rental rate
      pressures; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not
      limited to those described in the above discussion of the marine container
      leasing business under Item 2., Management's Discussion and Analysis of
      Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and those detailed from
      time to time in the filings of Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission.





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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits



             Exhibit                                                        
               No.                      Description                                         Method of Filing
             -------                    -----------                                         ----------------
                                                                                      
               3(a)      Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, amended and       *
                         restated as of December 15, 1993

               3(b)      Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant               **

               27        Financial Data Schedule                                            Filed with this document



(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      The Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K, April 14, 1997, reporting the
      appointment of the Registrant's successor certifying accountant.


















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*      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit "A" to the Prospectus of the 
       Registrant dated December 17, 1993, included as part of Registration
       Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)

**     Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement 
       on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)

***    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement
       on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)



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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                            CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XV, L.P.

                            By     Cronos Capital Corp.
                                   The General Partner



                            By      /s/ JOHN KALLAS
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   John Kallas
                                   Vice President, Treasurer
                                   Principal Finance & Accounting Officer



Date:  August 14, 1997



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX






             Exhibit                                                        
               No.                      Description                                         Method of Filing
             -------                    -----------                                         ----------------
                                                                                      
               3(a)      Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, amended and       *
                         restated as of December 15, 1997

               3(b)      Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant               **

               10        Form of Leasing Agreement with Cronos Containers Limited

               27        Financial Data Schedule                                            Filed with this document































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*      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit "A" to the Prospectus of the 
       Registrant dated December 17, 1993, included as part of Registration
       Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)

**     Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement 
       on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)

***    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement
       on Form S-1 (No. 33-69356)