FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   NORA JOHNSON SUZANNE M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/26/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/ [GS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman of the Corp. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK,, NY 10004 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 7,660 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 555,408 I As trustee of revocable trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	10,479	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	38,464	$ (2)	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy)	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	45,258	$ 82.875	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	78,117	$ 91.61	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy)	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	31,437	$ 78.87	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NORA JOHNSON SUZANNE M C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK,, NY 10004	Â	Â	  Vice Chairman of the Corp.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Ted Chang, Attorney-in-fact		12/06/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These Restricted Stock Units vested 25% immediately upon grant (November 29, 2002), with the remaining 75% vesting on November 25, 2005, and the shares of Common Stock underlying these Restricted Stock Units will generally be deliverable, without the payment of any consideration, in January 2006.
(2)	These Restricted Stock Units vested 25% immediately upon grant (November 28, 2003), with the remaining 75% vesting on November 24, 2006, and the shares of Common Stock underlying these Restricted Stock Units will generally be deliverable, without the payment of any consideration, in January 2007.
(3)	These Stock Options vested on November 28, 2003, became exercisable in January 2004 and expire on November 26, 2010.
(4)	These Stock Options vested 25% immediately upon grant (December 7, 2001), with the remaining 75% vesting on November 26, 2004. These Stock Options become exercisable in January 2005 and expire on November 25, 2011.
(5)	These Stock Options vested 25% immediately upon grant (November 29, 2002), with the remaining 75% vesting on November 25, 2005. These Stock Options become exercisable in January 2006 and expire on November 30, 2012.

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