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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>HARRELL HOSPITALITY GROUP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HLTLA</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001274236</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BARHAM PAUL L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1354 CROSSTIMBER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SOUTHLAKE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>76092</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CEO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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            </transactionTimeliness>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">P Barham also owns 507,500 shares of Issuer beneficially through his ownerhsip in Barham Family Interest, Inc</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">5,000,000 options at $0.30 expiration date Dec 31, 2010 and 51,452 options at $0.80 expiration date Sept 30, 2008</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Paul L. Barham</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-10-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
