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                                                                      Exhibit 23
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-48545) and on the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-53499, 33-53487, 33-52420, 33-8658 and 2-99919) and the
related Prospectuses of The Allen Group Inc. of (a) our report dated February
17, 1995 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of The Allen
Group Inc. as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for the years ended December 31,
1994, 1993, 1992, which report has been incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K from the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders of The Allen
Group Inc. (a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 13 to this Report) and appears
on page 29 therein, and (b) our report dated February 17, 1995 on our audits of
the financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and
1992 of The Allen Group Inc., which report appears on page 16 in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the references to our firm in the
above-mentioned Prospectuses under the caption "EXPERTS".






                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Cleveland, Ohio
March 30, 1995