UNITED STATES
                       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): December 17, 2003


                               GENERAL MILLS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


        Delaware                   1-1185                    41-0274440
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(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)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


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








ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this
                  report:

                  99.1     Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated
                           December 17, 2003


ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a
copy of a press release of General Mills, Inc. dated December 17, 2003 reporting
financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 23, 2003.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities
of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.








                                   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:  December 17, 2003

                                         GENERAL MILLS, INC.


                                         By:    /s/ Siri S. Marshall
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                                              Name:  Siri S. Marshall
                                              Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                     General Counsel







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit
  Number                              Description
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   99.1          Press release of General Mills, Inc. dated December 17, 2003.