U.K. MERGER CLEARANCES

  The Secretary of State for Trade and
  Industry said he had decided not to refer the proposed
  acquisition by Reed International Plc &lt;REED.L> of &lt;Technical
  Publishing Company Inc> to the Monopolies and Mergers
  Commission.
      The proposed acquisition by &lt;Rosehaugh Plc> of &lt;The General
  Funds Investment Trust Plc> was also cleared.
  

