UNITED STATES                 
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              SCHEDULE 13G

               UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                              ANNUAL FILING                     

ALLIEDSIGNAL, INC.
(NAME OF ISSUER)
COMMON
(TITLE CLASS OF SECURITIES)
019512102
(CUSIP NUMBER)
12/31/98
(DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS
SCHEDULE IS FILED:

               (X)  RULE 13D-1(B)
               ( )  RULE 13D-1(C)
               ( )  RULE 13D-1(D)

*THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL BE FILLED OUT FOR A
REPORTING PERSON'S INITIAL FILING ON THIS FORM WITH RESPECT TO THE
SUBJECT CLASS OF SECURITIES, AND FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT
CONTAINING INFORMATION WHICH WOULD ALTER THE DISCLOSURES PROVIDED
IN A PRIOR COVER PAGE.

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL
NOT BE DEEMED TO BE "FILED" FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 18 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ("ACT") OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE
LIABILITIES OF THAT SECTION OF THE ACT BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ACT (HOWEVER, SEE THE NOTES).




















CUSIP NO. 019512102               13G       PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES


1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF PERSON
    STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ACTING IN VARIOUS FIDUCIARY   
    CAPACITIES.     04-1867445

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP.*

    NOT APPLICABLE                                   A __
                                                     B __
3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
     6,876,230 SHARES
6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
     57,689,148  SHARES AS DIRECTED BY PLAN PARTICIPANTS
7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     7,540,377 SHARES
8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     57,595,720 SHARES AS DIRECTED BY PLAN PARTICIPANTS
9.  AGGREGATED AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     65,136,097 SHARES HELD AS TRUSTEE

10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
    SHARES*

    NOT APPLICABLE 

11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

      11.66%

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     BK

SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES ITEM 1. (A) NAME OF ISSUER ALLIEDSIGNAL, INC. (B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 101 COLUMBIA ROAD P.O. BOX 1073 MORRISTOWN, NJ 07962-1073 ITEM 2. (A) NAME OF PERSON FILING STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE (B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE 225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MA 02110 (C) CITIZENSHIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (D) TITLE CLASS OF SECURITIES COMMON (E) CUSIP NUMBER 019512102 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (B) _X_ BANK AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(A)(6) OF THE ACT

PAGE 4 of 5 PAGES ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP (A) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED 65,136,097 SHARES (B) PERCENT OF CLASS 11.66% (C) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS: (I) SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE 6,876,230 SHARES (II) SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE 57,689,148 SHARES (III) SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF 7,540,377 SHARES (IV) SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE DISPOSITION OF 57,595,720 SHARES ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS NOT APPLICABLE ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. ALLIED SIGNAL SAVINGS PLAN = 10.3% ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY NOT APPLICABLE ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP NOT APPLICABLE ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP NOT APPLICABLE

PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IF THE STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B): BY SIGNING BELOW I CERTIFY THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO ABOVE WERE ACQUIRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS AND WERE NOT ACQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AND DO NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF CHANGING OR INFLUENCING THE CONTROL OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES AND WERE NOT ACQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A PARTICIPANT IN ANY TRANSACTION HAVING SUCH PURPOSES OR EFFECT. THIS REPORT IS NOT AN ADMISSION THAT STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS REPORT, AND STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SHARES REPORTED HEREIN PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-4. SIGNATURE AFTER REASONABLE INQUIRY AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND CORRECT. 8 FEBRUARY 1999 STATE STREET BOSTON CORPORATION STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE /s/ Mary Sue Spain Assistant Vice President