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<CITY>SEATTLE
<STATE>WA
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<CONFORMED-NAME>WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC
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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>WA
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<STREET1>1201 THIRD AVE
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<CITY>SEATTLE
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<STREET1>1201 THIRD AVE
<STREET2>SUITE 1500
<CITY>SEATTLE
<STATE>WA
<ZIP>98101
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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	<periodOfReport>2003-10-24</periodOfReport>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>98101</rptOwnerZipCode>
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			<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
			<isOther>0</isOther>
			<officerTitle>EVP, Human Resources</officerTitle>
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			<securityTitle>
				<value>Common</value>
			</securityTitle>
			<transactionDate>
				<value>2003-10-24</value>
			</transactionDate>
			<deemedExecutionDate>
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			<transactionCoding>
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				<transactionPricePerShare>
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				</transactionPricePerShare>
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	<footnotes>
		<footnote id="F1">The amount of securities owned includes a first quarter 2003 dividend in the Washington Mutual, Inc. (WM) 2003 Equity Incentive Plan and a second quarter 2003 purchase and third quarter 2003 dividend in the WM Amended and Restated 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
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	<remarks>
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	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>By: By:  Sophie Hager Hume, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
		<signatureDate>2003-10-24</signatureDate>
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