SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC. 20549



                                    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)    April 22, 1997
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                               UNOCAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



        1-8483                                          95-3825062
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(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 4000, El Segundo, California           90245
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)



                                 (310) 726-7600
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)








Item 5.           OTHER EVENTS.




On April 22, 1997 the following news release was issued:




                 UNOCAL RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS
                    AGAINST MYANMAR BY CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
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         El Segundo,  Calif.,  April 22, 1997 -- Unocal Corporation today issued
the following  statement in response to the  implementation  of sanctions by the
Clinton Administration against new investment in Myanmar (Burma).

         We are disappointed that the Clinton Administration has chosen a policy
         of isolation and sanctions  concerning new investments in Myanmar under
         the   Cohen-Feinstein   amendment  of  the  1997   Foreign   Operations
         Appropriations law.

         Unocal, of course,  will abide by the  Administration's  order. We will
         review the order once it is made available to us. We do not expect that
         the Administration's  directive against new investments in Myanmar will
         have a material affect on our current involvement in the Yadana natural
         gas project.

         Unocal remains focused on investment in Central and Southeast Asia. The
         Administration's   action  will  not  change  the  company's  long-term
         strategic  direction  of  developing  major   energy-related   projects
         throughout this region.



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         Historically,  unilateral  sanctions  have  proven  to be  ineffective.
         Economic engagement, not isolation, is the best way to promote positive
         change in countries such as Myanmar.

         During our 30-year history in Asia, we've seen that responsible foreign
         investment is the most effective way to promote long-term  economic and
         social development in countries throughout the region. We are concerned
         that the Administration's action may impede, rather than advance, these
         developments in Myanmar.

         The Yadana  project is already  providing  significant  benefits to the
         35,000 people who live near the pipeline area -- an extremely  poor and
         undeveloped region of Myanmar.  In addition to creating more than 2,000
         jobs, the project has begun a three-year, $6 million program to provide
         improved medical care, new and refurbished  schools,  electrical power,
         and agricultural development in the pipeline region.



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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, thereunto duly authorized.






                                       UNOCAL CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)




Date:  April 23, 1997                  By  /s/   CHARLES S. MCDOWELL
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                                                 Charles S. McDowell
                                                 Vice President and Comptroller


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