Exhibit 23.5
CONSENT OF DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated
September 18, 1998, to the Board of Directors of COMSAT Corporation (the
"Company") as Appendix III to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of the Company
relating to the proposed acquisition of the Company by Lockheed Martin
Corporation, and (ii) all references to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation in the sections captioned "Summary", "Background of the Merger",
"Recommendations of the COMSAT Board of Directors; Reasons for the Merger", and
"Opinion of COMSAT's Financial Advisor" of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of the
Company which forms a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4. In
giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons
whose consent is required under, and we do not admit that we are "experts" for
purposes of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Douglas V. Brown
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Name: Douglas V. Brown
Title:Managing Director
New York, New York
May 11, 1999
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