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                                             As Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
                                             Registration No. 333-16775
                                                              333-11881


PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated November 26, 1996)






SALOMON INC



COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE)

This Prospectus Supplement is being used by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
("Berkshire") in connection with any exchanges on the October 31, 1997 exchange
date of its 1.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes Due December 2, 2001 (the "Notes")
for Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Salomon Inc
(the "Company") at the option of the holder of the Notes.

The Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the
symbol "SB." On October 29, 1997, the closing sale price of Common Stock was
$78 5/16 per share. See "Price Range of Common Stock."

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE ATTACHED PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.






The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 30, 1997.
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                                   SALOMON INC

   Salomon Inc conducts global investment banking and global securities and
commodities trading. Investment banking activities are conducted by its wholly
owned subsidiary Salomon Brothers Holding Company Inc and its subsidiaries
("Salomon Brothers"), including Salomon Brothers Inc. Salomon Brothers provides
capital raising, advisory, trading and risk management services to its
customers, and executes proprietary trading strategies on its own behalf.
Salomon Inc's commodities trading activities are conducted by its wholly owned
subsidiary Phibro Inc. and its subsidiaries.

                               RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

   On September 24, 1997, the Company and Travelers Group Inc. ("Travelers")
announced that they had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
September 24, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which a wholly owned
subsidiary of Travelers, will merge (the "Merger") with and into the Company.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Common Stock will be
exchanged for 1.695 shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Travelers (after the three-for-two split of Travelers common stock to be
completed on November 19, 1997), each share of a series of preferred stock of
the Company will be converted into a share of a substantially identical series
of preferred stock of Travelers and the Company will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Travelers. The transaction will be a tax-free exchange and will be
accounted for on a "pooling of interests" basis. The Merger, which is expected
to be completed in late 1997, is subject to customary closing conditions,
including certain regulatory approvals (including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act) and the approval of the Company's stockholders. The
record date for voting on the Merger was October 20, 1997, and, accordingly,
holders of the Notes receiving Common Stock in connection with their exchange of
the Notes on October 31, 1997, will not be entitled to vote on the Merger. After
the Merger, the Company and Smith Barney Holdings Inc. will merge. For
additional information regarding the Merger, see the Company's Proxy
Statement/Prospectus dated October 24, 1997, incorporated herein by reference.


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                           PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

   The Common Stock of the Company is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "SB."
The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock
as reported on the NYSE and the dividends paid or declared per share thereon for
the calendar periods listed below:




                                                                       Dividends
                                                 High         Low      per Share
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1994
  First Quarter............................    $52 3/4      $44 3/4      $.16
  Second Quarter...........................     52 5/8       47 1/4       .16
  Third Quarter............................     48 1/4       38 1/2       .16
  Fourth Quarter...........................     42           35           .16

1995
  First Quarter............................     40 1/8       32 1/4       .16
  Second Quarter...........................     43 1/4       33 1/4       .16
  Third Quarter............................     41 1/8       34 3/4       .16
  Fourth Quarter...........................     40 5/8       33 7/8       .16

1996
  First Quarter............................     39 1/4       34 7/8       .16
  Second Quarter...........................     44 1/4       36 1/8       .16
  Third Quarter............................     46 7/8       38           .16
  Fourth Quarter...........................     49           44 1/8       .16

1997

  First Quarter............................     61 3/8       46           .16
  Second Quarter...........................     58 5/8       49           .16
  Third Quarter............................     79 15/16     53 13/16     .16
  Fourth Quarter (through October 29, 1997)     84 13/16     71 1/8       .092283(1)



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(1)   The record date for the fourth quarter 1997 dividend is November 3, 1997,
      and the dividend is scheduled to be paid on November 13, 1997. The record
      date for voting on the Merger, however, was October 20, 1997. See "Recent
      Developments."

   For a recent closing price of the Common Stock, see the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement.

   As of September 30, 1997, there were 10,864 record holders of the Common
Stock, including The Depository Trust Company, which holds shares of Common
Stock on behalf of an indeterminate number of beneficial owners.

                  OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY SECURITIES BY BERKSHIRE

   As of October 29, 1997, Berkshire beneficially owned 21,370,424 shares of
Common Stock, representing approximately 18% of the outstanding voting power
of the Company, based on the number of shares of Common Stock and the Company's
9.00% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Convertible
Preferred Stock") beneficially owned by Berkshire as of that date, and assuming
full conversion of such Convertible Preferred Stock and no disposition of Common
Stock by Berkshire. Such beneficial ownership consists of (i) 14,002,003 shares
of Common Stock held by subsidiaries of Berkshire and (ii) 280,000 shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock held by subsidiaries of Berkshire, which shares
are convertible, at the option of the holder, into 7,368,421 shares of Common
Stock at the current conversion rate. On October 17, 1997, Berkshire converted
140,000 of such Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, which
are included in the number of shares relected in clause (i) of the preceding
sentence.

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   Assuming that Berkshire were to deliver the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock deliverable upon exchange of the Notes at the exchange rate
applicable thereto on the date hereof, Berkshire would beneficially own
12,545,424 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 11% of the
outstanding voting power of the Company, based on the number of shares of Common
Stock and the Convertible Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Berkshire as of
October 29, 1997, and assuming full conversion of such Convertible Preferred
Stock and no disposition of Common Stock by Berkshire other than upon exchange
of the Notes.


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PROSPECTUS
 
SALOMON INC
 
COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE)
 
This Prospectus relates to an indeterminate number of shares (the "Shares") of
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Salomon Inc
(the "Company"), that may be deliverable by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
("Berkshire") upon exchange of exchangeable debt securities having an aggregate
public offering price of up to $453,890,000 (the "Berkshire Exchangeable Debt
Securities") that may be offered by Berkshire. The Common Stock deliverable by
Berkshire upon exchange of the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities may
include shares of Common Stock currently owned by Berkshire or its affiliates
and/or shares of Common Stock hereafter acquired by Berkshire or its affiliates
upon conversion of shares of the Company's 9.00% Series A Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (the "Convertible Preferred Stock"), through open market
purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. See "Ownership of Company
Securities by Berkshire." The Company will not receive any of the net proceeds
from the sale of the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities or delivery
thereunder of the Shares covered hereby.
 
The specific terms of the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities will be set
forth in one or more prospectuses of Berkshire (the "Berkshire Prospectus"), to
which this Prospectus, together with a Prospectus Supplement, will constitute
Appendix A. This Prospectus may not be used unless accompanied by a Prospectus
Supplement.
 
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
The Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities may be sold (i) through underwriting
syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or through one or
more underwriters; (ii) through agents designated from time to time; or (iii)
directly to institutional purchasers. Any such managing underwriters or
underwriters will include Salomon Brothers Inc. The names of any underwriters or
agents involved in the sale of the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities and
any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in the Berkshire
Prospectus.
 
The Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SB."
 
The date of this Prospectus is November 26, 1996.
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                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
     The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports, proxy statements
and other information concerning the Company can be inspected and copied at the
public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's Regional Offices
at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048, and Citicorp
Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of
such material can be obtained upon written request addressed to the Commission,
Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at
prescribed rates, or through the World Wide Web (http://www.sec.gov). In
addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company
may be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10005 and at the offices of the American Stock
Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006.
 
     The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits, referred to as the
"Company Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), relating to the Shares offered hereby. This Prospectus
does not contain all the information set forth in the Company Registration
Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference is hereby made
to the Company Registration Statement and to the exhibits thereto. Statements
contained herein concerning the provisions of certain documents are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance, reference is made to the copy of
such document filed as an exhibit to the Company Registration Statement or
otherwise filed with the Commission. Each such statement is qualified in its
entirety by such reference.
 
                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
     The following documents, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant
to Section 13 of the Exchange Act (File No. 1-4346), are incorporated herein by
reference: (i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995 (the "1995 10-K"); (ii) the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods
ended March 31, 1996, June 30, 1996 and September 30, 1996; and (iii) the
Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23, 1996, February 1, 1996, February
12, 1996, April 23, 1996, April 29, 1996, May 30, 1996, June 5, 1996, June 26,
1996, June 28, 1996, July 23, 1996, September 12, 1996 and October 22, 1996.
 
     All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to
the termination of the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus.
 
     Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
 
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     THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY
BENEFICIAL OWNER, TO WHOM A COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, ON THE WRITTEN
OR ORAL REQUEST OF ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, EXCEPT THE EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS (UNLESS
SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN SUCH DOCUMENTS).
WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY,
SALOMON INC, SEVEN WORLD TRADE CENTER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048. TELEPHONE
REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AT (212)
783-7000.
 
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                                  SALOMON INC
 
     Salomon Inc conducts global investment banking, global securities and
commodities trading, and U.S. oil refining and gathering activities. Investment
banking activities are conducted by Salomon Brothers Holding Company Inc and its
subsidiaries, including Salomon Brothers Inc ("Salomon Brothers"). Salomon
Brothers provides capital raising, advisory, trading and risk management
services to its customers, and executes proprietary trading strategies on its
own behalf. Salomon Inc's commodities trading activities are conducted by the
Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Phibro Inc., and its subsidiaries. Oil
refining and gathering activities are conducted by Basis Petroleum, Inc. At
November 8, 1996, the Company employed 8,639 people.
 
     The Company's principal executive offices are located at Seven World Trade
Center, New York, New York 10048 (telephone (212) 783-7000). Its registered
office in Delaware is c/o Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
 
                  OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY SECURITIES BY BERKSHIRE
 
     As of the date of this Prospectus, Berkshire beneficially owns 21,370,437
shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 18% of the outstanding voting
power of the Company. Such beneficial ownership consists of (i) 10,317,806
shares of Common Stock held by subsidiaries of Berkshire and (ii) 420,000 shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock held by subsidiaries of Berkshire, which shares
are convertible, at the option of the holder, into 11,052,631 shares of Common
Stock at the current conversion rate.
 
     In October 1987, pursuant to a Purchase Agreement dated September 27, 1987,
between the Company and Berkshire (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Company issued
to certain affiliates of Berkshire an aggregate of 700,000 shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock. In the Purchase Agreement, Berkshire (which for purposes of the
Purchase Agreement includes the affiliates of Berkshire) agreed that (i)
Berkshire will not sell any Company securities owned by it to a third party
without first giving the Company or its designee a reasonable opportunity to
purchase such securities at the same price and on the same terms and conditions
proposed with respect to an anticipated sale by Berkshire to a third party, and
(ii) if the Company does not exercise its right of first refusal and buy Company
securities which Berkshire proposes to sell, Berkshire will not knowingly sell
to any one entity or group acting in concert Company securities giving such
entity or group securities which amount in the aggregate to over 5% of the
Company voting stock outstanding at the time of the sale. In the Purchase
Agreement, the Company agreed to use its best efforts to nominate and elect
Warren E. Buffett and Charles T. Munger, or two other Berkshire representatives
reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the Company's Board of Directors, so
long as Berkshire owns at least 5% of the Company's outstanding voting
securities.
 
     On October 31, 1995, pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of
Designation of the Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company redeemed 140,000
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock for a redemption price of $140,000,000. On
October 29, 1996, Berkshire converted the 140,000 shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock that would otherwise have been redeemed by the Company on
October 31, 1996, into 3,684,206 shares of Common Stock. If the shares called
for redemption are
 
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not previously converted, one-third of the remaining 420,000 shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock are to be redeemed annually on each October 31 of
1997 through 1999 at $1,000 per share plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. No
cash dividends may be paid on the Common Stock, nor may the Company repurchase
any of its Common Stock, if dividends or required redemptions of the Convertible
Preferred Stock are in arrears.
 
     Berkshire has advised the Company that it is considering engaging in a
transaction at some future date that may over time result in a reduction in
Berkshire's shareholding in the Company. In this connection, Berkshire has
advised the Company that it is considering whether to sell Berkshire
Exchangeable Debt Securities, and has asked the Company, pursuant to the
Company's obligations under the Purchase Agreement, to file the Company
Registration Statement registering the Shares covered hereby. Pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, the Company will pay certain expenses arising in connection
with such registration. In addition, the Company will waive its right of first
refusal under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the delivery of Shares in
exchange for any Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities.
 
     Berkshire has also advised the Company that, depending upon its evaluation
of market conditions and investment alternatives, Berkshire may effect other
types of transactions that could result in a disposition of a portion of its
shares of Common Stock, or may determine not to effect any such transaction.
Berkshire expects to remain a large shareholder of the Company even if, over
time, it disposes of a portion of its shares of Common Stock. In that
connection, Berkshire has advised the Company that Mr. Buffett, Berkshire's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Munger, its Vice Chairman, expect
to remain on the Company's Board of Directors, with Mr. Buffett continuing to
serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee. In addition, Louis A. Simpson,
President and Chief Executive Officer--Capital Operations of GEICO Corporation,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire, would expect to remain a director of the
Company and to continue serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
     Each Prospectus Supplement will set forth the number of shares of Common
Stock that would be beneficially owned by Berkshire assuming that Berkshire were
to deliver the maximum number of Shares deliverable upon exchange of the
Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities offered thereby at the exchange rate
applicable thereto, as well as any change in the ownership of Company securities
by Berkshire since the date of this Prospectus.
 
                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
 
     The following description of the capital stock of the Company is subject to
the detailed provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws
as currently in effect (the "Bylaws"). This description does not purport to be
complete or to give full effect to the terms of the provisions of statutory or
common law and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, each of which has been incorporated
by reference as an exhibit to the Company Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus is a part.
 
COMMON STOCK
 
     As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As
of November 22, 1996, 109,039,278 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
 
     Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding shares of preferred
stock, holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends, in cash,
securities, or property, as may from time to time be declared by the Board of
Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Bylaws with respect to the closing
of the transfer books and the fixing of a record date, holders of shares of
Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock held on all
matters requiring a vote of the holders of Common Stock. In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or
involuntary, after payment shall have been made to the holders of preferred
stock of the full amount to which they shall be entitled, the holders of Common
Stock shall
 
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be entitled to share ratably, according to the number of shares held by them, in
all remaining assets of the Company available for distribution. Shares of Common
Stock are not redeemable and have no subscription, conversion or preemptive
rights.
 
     The outstanding shares of Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange and trade under the symbol "SB." The transfer agent and registrar for
the Common Stock is First Chicago Trust Company of New York.
 
PREFERRED STOCK
 
     The Company is authorized by its Certificate of Incorporation to issue
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value, which may be issued from
time to time in one or more series and, subject to the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation applicable to all series of preferred stock, shall
have such designations, voting powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Company's Board of Directors or a
duly authorized committee thereof.
 
     As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company has outstanding (i) 400,000
shares of 8.08% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, (ii) 500,000 shares of
8.40% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, and (iii) 420,000 shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock. See "Ownership of Company Securities by Berkshire."
Each outstanding series of preferred stock ranks on parity as to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up. There are also currently authorized and reserved for issuance
690,000 shares of 9.50% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F (the "Series F
Preferred Stock"), which shares are issuable pursuant to purchase contracts of
the Company, each of which requires the purchase on June 30, 2021 (or earlier if
accelerated by the Company) of a depositary share representing one-twentieth of
a share of Series F Preferred Stock. These purchase contracts were issued in
connection with the offering by SI Financing Trust I of 13,800,000 9 1/2% Trust
Preferred Stock(SM) (TRUPS(SM)) Units, each consisting of a 9 1/4% Preferred
Security fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and one purchase
contract.
 
     There are currently reserved for issuance up to 2,500,000 shares of Series
B Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, which shares are issuable
upon the exercise of certain preferred share purchase rights (collectively, the
"Rights"). The Rights will become exercisable only if a person or group (other
than Berkshire and its affiliates) acquires or (unless exercisability is delayed
by the Company's Board of Directors) announces an offer to acquire 20% or more
(which percentage may be reduced to not less than 10% by the Company's Board of
Directors prior to the time the Rights become exercisable) of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. Shares of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock
issued upon the exercise of the Rights will rank junior to all shares of any
other class of the Company's preferred stock with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up.
 
                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
     The Shares covered hereby will be deliverable only upon exchange of the
Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities, and may include shares of Common Stock
currently owned by Berkshire or its affiliates and/or shares of Common Stock
hereafter acquired by Berkshire or its affiliates upon conversion of shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock, through open market purchases, or in privately
negotiated transactions. See "Ownership of Company Securities by Berkshire."
 
     Berkshire may sell the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities in any of
three ways: (i) through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more
managing underwriters or through one or more underwriters; (ii) through agents
designated from time to time; or (iii) directly to institutional purchasers. Any
such managing underwriters or underwriters will include Salomon
 
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Brothers. The Berkshire Prospectus will set forth the terms of the offering of
the Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities, including the name or names of any
underwriters or agents, the purchase price of such Berkshire Exchangeable Debt
Securities and the proceeds to Berkshire from such sale, any underwriting
discounts and other items constituting underwriters' compensation, any initial
public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or
paid to dealers, and any securities exchanges on which such Berkshire
Exchangeable Debt Securities may be listed.
 
     If accompanied by a Prospectus Supplement indicating that it may be used
for such purpose, this Prospectus also may be used by Berkshire in connection
with any exchange of Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities for Common Stock at
the option of the holder.
 
     Salomon Brothers is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Berkshire
beneficially owns Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock representing
approximately 18% of the outstanding voting power of the Company. Mr. Buffett,
Mr. Munger, and Mr. Simpson are directors of the Company. Because of such
ownership and other relationships between Salomon Brothers and Berkshire,
Berkshire may be deemed to be an affiliate of Salomon Brothers. Accordingly, any
offering of the Shares covered hereby will be made pursuant to the provisions of
Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
     The financial statements and related schedules included in the 1995 10-K
have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as
indicated in their reports with respect thereto, and are incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus in reliance upon the authority of said firm as
experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports.
 
                                 LEGAL OPINIONS
 
     Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Company by Cravath,
Swaine & Moore, New York, New York, and for any agents or underwriters of the
Berkshire Exchangeable Debt Securities by Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton,
New York, New York. Cravath, Swaine & Moore has previously represented, and may
continue to represent, GEICO Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Berkshire, in connection with its significant legal matters.
 
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS, OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE
PROSPECTUS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
AND THE PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS
NOR ANY DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK ACCOMPANIED HEREBY SHALL, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE
PROSPECTUS ARE NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY
SECURITY IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                              PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

Salomon Inc. ........................................................    S-2
Recent Developments .................................................    S-2
Price Range of Common Stock .........................................    S-3
Ownership of Company Securities
  by Berkshire ......................................................    S-3

                                   PROSPECTUS

Available Information ...............................................    2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
  Reference .........................................................    2
Salomon Inc. ........................................................    3
Ownership of Company Securities by
  Berkshire .........................................................    3
Description of Capital Stock ........................................    4
Plan of Distribution ................................................    5
Experts .............................................................    6
Legal Opinions ......................................................    6


SALOMON INC






COMMON STOCK

(PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE)







PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED OCTOBER  30, 1997