SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   October 25, 2004

GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware	1-1185	41-0274440
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission	(IRS Employer
	File Number)	Identification No.)
Number One General Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, Minnesota		55426
(Mail: P.O. Box 1113)		(Mail: 55440)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (763) 764-7600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR230.425)

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Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b) On October 25, 2004, Robert L. Johnson resigned from the General Mills, Inc. Board of Directors, having served the company as a Board member since 1999. Also, on October 25, 2004, Mr. Steve Odland was elected to the Board of Directors.

SIGNATURE

        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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:    October 27, 2004	GENERAL MILLS, INC.
	By:	/s/   Siri S. Marshall
	Name:	Siri S. Marshall
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel