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                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            (Amendment No.         )*

                            VDC Communications, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  91821B 10 1
                      ----------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                November 6, 1998
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

       Rule 13d-1(b)
       Rule 13d-1(c)
  |X|  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).



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SEC 1745 (3-98)
CUSIP No. 91821B 10 1

1.       Names of Reporting Persons.  Clayton F. Moran
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

         (a)

         (b)

3.       SEC Use Only.

4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization.  U.S.A

Number of           5.       Sole Voting Power.  1,425,600
Shares Bene-
ficially by         6.       Shared Voting Power.  0
Owned by Each
Reporting           7.       Sole Dispositive Power.  1,425,600
Person With:
                    8.       Shared Dispositive Power.  0

9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.  
         1,425,600

10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions).

11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11). 7.7%

12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions). IN


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Item 1.

         (a)      Name of Issuer. VDC Communications, Inc.
         (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. 75 Holly
                  Hill Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830.
                
Item 2.

         (a)      Name of Person Filing. Clayton F. Moran
         (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.
                  VDC Communications, Inc., 75 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich,
                  Connecticut, 06830.
         (c)      Citizenship. U.S.A.
         (d)      Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock
         (e)      CUSIP Number. 91821B 10 1

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
        240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

      Not applicable.

Item 4. Ownership.

         Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

         (a)      Amount beneficially owned: 1,425,600

         (b)      Percent of class: 7.7%

         (c)      Number of shares as to which the person has:

                  (i)      Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,425,600

                  (ii)     Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

                  (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                           of: 1,425,600

                  (iv)     Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                           of: 0

         Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a
right to acquire an underlying security see Section 240.13d-3(d)(1).

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

      Not applicable.


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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

      Not applicable.

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.

Item 10. Certification.

      Not applicable.


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                                   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.

                                                  January 26, 1999
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Date

                                                  /s/ Clayton F. Moran
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Signature

                                                  Clayton F. Moran
                                                  -----------------------------

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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