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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             (Amendment No. _____)*


                            THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   67083U 1 02
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Kathleen E. Shannon
                          Vice President and Secretary
                       American International Group, Inc.
                                 70 Pine Street
                            New York, New York 10270
                                 (212) 770-5123
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                December 1, 1997
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If a filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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CUSIP NO. 67083U 10 2

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 1.      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         American International Group, Inc.
         I.R.S. Identification No. 13-2592361
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 2.      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                                       (a)  [  ]

                                                                       (b)  [  ]
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 3.      SEC USE ONLY

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 4.      SOURCE OF FUNDS

                                       00
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 5.      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
         REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                                                            [  ]
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 6.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
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                           7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF                             1,444,197
    SHARES                 -----------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY               8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                                      0
    EACH                   -----------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING                 9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON                               1,444,197
    WITH                   -----------------------------------------------------
                           10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                0
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11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON
                                        1,444,197
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12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                            [  ]
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13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                                             10.4%
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14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                                             HC, CO




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Item 1.           Security and Issuer.

                  This statement relates to the Common Stock, $.01 par value
(the "Common Stock"), of THE KROLL-O'GARA COMPANY (the "Company"). The principal
executive offices of the Company are located at 9113 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield,
Ohio 45014.


Item 2.           Identity and Background.

                  (a) through (c). This statement is being filed by American
International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AIG"). AIG is a holding
company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in a broad range
of insurance and insurance-related activities and financial services in the
United States and abroad.

                  Starr International Company, Inc., a private holding company
incorporated in Panama ("SICO"), The Starr Foundation, a New York not-for-profit
corporation ("The Starr Foundation"), and C.V. Starr & Co., Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Starr"), have the right to vote approximately 16.1%, 3.6% and
2.4%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock of AIG. The principal
executive offices of SICO are located at 29 Richmond Road, Pembroke, Bermuda.
The principal executive offices of The Starr Foundation and Starr are located at
70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270. The names of the directors and
executive officers ("Covered Persons") of AIG, SICO, The Starr Foundation and
Starr, their business addresses and principal occupations are set forth in
Exhibit 1 attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety. The business address indicated for each Covered Person is also the
address of the principal employer for such Covered Person. Each of the Covered
Persons is a citizen of the United States, except for Messrs. Johnson, Manton,
Sullivan, and Tse who are British subjects, and Mr. Cohen, who is a Canadian
subject.

                  (d) and (e). During the last five years, none of AIG, SICO,
The Starr Foundation or Starr, or any of the Covered Persons, has (i) been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, Federal or
State securities laws or finding any violations with respect to such laws.




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Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  The Common Stock was acquired in connection with the
transactions contemplated by and pursuant to the Plan and Agreement to Merge,
dated as of August 8, 1997 (the "Merger Agreement"), among The O'Gara Company,
an Ohio corporation ("O'Gara"), VDE, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of O'Gara ("Newco"), Kroll Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Kroll"), and Jules B. Kroll, which provided for, among other
things, (i) the merger of Newco into Kroll (the "Merger") and (ii) the amendment
and restatement of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of O'Gara
to change the name of O'Gara to "The Kroll-O'Gara Company". Prior to the Merger,
AIG owned 23,100 shares of Kroll Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share. Upon the consummation of the Merger on December 1, 1997, the shareholders
of Kroll exchanged their shares of Kroll stock for shares of the Common Stock of
the Company and Kroll became a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Gara. AIG received
1,444,197 shares of the Common Stock of the Company in exchange for its shares
of Kroll stock as a result of the Merger.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction.

                  The purpose of the acquisition of the Common Stock as
described in Item 3 and Item 5 below, was investment. AIG will continue to
review its investment in the Company and, dependent upon its evaluation of
market conditions, applicable regulatory requirements, and the Company's
business prospects and future developments, may from time to time, determine to
increase, decrease or dispose of its equity position in the Company. Such
transactions, if any, may be made through purchases or sales in the open market
or otherwise.


Item 5.           Interest in Securities of Issuer.

                  (a) and (b). The information required by these paragraphs is
set forth in Items 7 through 11 and Item 13 of the cover page to this Schedule
13D and is based upon the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
December 1, 1997 as provided to AIG by the Company.

                  (c) AIG and, to the best of its knowledge, each of the Covered
Persons have not engaged in any transactions in the Common Stock during the past
60 days other than in connection with the Merger and pursuant to the Merger
Agreement.

                  (d)  and (e).  Not applicable.




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Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
                  With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

                  The information required by this Item 6 is set forth in
Items 3 and 4.


Item 7.           Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

                  (a)      List of Directors and Executive Officers of AIG,
                           SICO, The Starr Foundation and Starr.

                  (b)      Merger Agreement.




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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Date:  December 10, 1997


                                        AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.



                                        By  /s/  Kathleen E. Shannon
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Name:  Kathleen E. Shannon
                                          Title: Vice President and Secretary




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit 1     List of Directors and Executive Officers of AIG, SICO, The Starr
              Foundation and Starr.



Exhibit 2     Merger Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to the
              Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended
              (Registration No. 333-35845)).




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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                       AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

                                    DIRECTORS


M. Bernard Aidinoff                Sullivan & Cromwell
                                   125 Broad Street
                                   New York, New York  10004

Lloyd M. Bentsen                   2600 Texas Commerce Tower
                                   600 Travis Street
                                   Suite 2600
                                   Houston, Texas 77002

Pei-yuan Chia                      298 Bedford - Banksville Road
                                   Bedford, New York  10506

Marshall A. Cohen                  Cassels, Brock & Blackwell
                                   40 King Street West
                                   20th Fl.
                                   Toronto, Ontario M5H 3C2

Barber B. Conable, Jr.             P.O. Box 218
                                   Alexander, New York  14005

Martin S. Feldstein                National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
                                   1050 Massachusetts Avenue
                                   Cambridge, Massachusetts  02138

Leslie L. Gonda                    International Lease Finance Corporation
                                   1999 Avenue of the Stars
                                   Los Angeles, California  90067

Evan G. Greenberg                  American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York 10270

M. R. Greenberg                    American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York  10270

Carla A. Hills                     Hills & Company
                                   1200 19th Street, N.W. - 5th Fl.
                                   Washington, DC  20036

Frank J. Hoenemeyer                7 Harwood Drive
                                   Madison, New Jersey  07940



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Edward E. Matthews                 American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York 10270

Dean P. Phypers                    220 Rosebrook Road
                                   New Canaan, Connecticut  06840

Howard I. Smith                    American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York 10270

Thomas R. Tizzio                   American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York 10270

Edmund S.W. Tse                    American International Assurance Co., Ltd.
                                   1 Stubbs Road
                                   Hong Kong

Frank G. Wisner                    American International Group, Inc.
                                   70 Pine Street
                                   New York, New York 10270




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                       AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

                   OFFICERS' NAME, TITLE AND BUSINESS ADDRESS


M.R. Greenberg                     Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  10270

Thomas R. Tizzio                   Senior Vice Chairman - General
 70 Pine Street                     Insurance
 New York, New York  10270

Edward E. Matthews                 Vice Chairman - Investments &
 70 Pine Street                     Financial Services
 New York, New York  10270

Edmund S.W. Tse                    Vice Chairman - Life Insurance
 American International
 Assurance Co., Ltd.
 1 Stubbs Road
 Hong Kong

Frank G. Wisner                    Vice Chairman - External Affairs
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York 10270

Evan G. Greenberg                  President & Chief Operating Officer
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  10270

Edwin A.G. Manton                  Senior Advisor
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  12070

John J. Roberts                    Senior Advisor
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  10270

Ernest E. Stempel                  Senior Advisor
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  10270

Robert B. Sandler                  Executive Vice President - Senior
 70 Pine Street                     Casualty Actuary & Senior Claims
 New York, New York  10270          Officer

Howard I. Smith                    Executive Vice President, Chief
 70 Pine Street                     Financial Officer & Comptroller
 New York, New York 10270




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Lawrence W. English                Senior Vice President -
 70 Pine Street                     Administration
 New York, New York  10270

Axel I. Freudmann                  Senior Vice President - Human
 72 Wall Street                     Resources
 New York, New York  10270

Win J. Neuger                      Senior Vice President & Chief
 70 Pine Street                     Investment Officer
 New York, New York  10270

Martin J. Sullivan                 Senior Vice President -
 70 Pine Street                     Foreign General Insurance
 New York, New York 10270

Florence A. Davis                  Vice President & General
 70 Pine Street                     Counsel
 New York, New York  10270

William N. Dooley                  Vice President & Treasurer
 70 Pine Street
 New York, New York  10270

Robert E. Lewis                    Vice President & Chief Credit
 70 Pine Street                     Officer
 New York, New York  10270

Frank Petralito II                 Vice President & Director of
 70 Pine Street                     Taxes
 New York, New York  10270

Kathleen E. Shannon                Vice President, Secretary &
 70 Pine Street                     Associate General Counsel
 New York, New York  10270

John T. Wooster, Jr.               Vice President  -
 72 Wall Street                     Communications
 New York, New York  10270




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                        STARR INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC.

                              OFFICERS & DIRECTORS


Houghton Freeman                   1880 Mountain Road, #14
Director                           Stowe, Vermont 05672

Evan G. Greenberg                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Maurice R. Greenberg               70 Pine Street
Director & Chairman of             New York, New York  10270
the Board

Joseph C.H. Johnson                American International Building
Director, President                Richmond Road
 & Treasurer                       Pembroke 543 Bermuda

Edwin A.G. Manton                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Edward E. Matthews                 70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

L. Michael Murphy                  American International Building
Director, Vice President           Richmond Road
& Secretary                        Pembroke  543 Bermuda

John J. Roberts                    70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  12070

Robert M. Sandler                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Howard I. Smith                    70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York 10270

Ernest E. Stempel                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Thomas R. Tizzio                   70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Edmund S.W. Tse                    1, Stubbs Road
Director                           Hong Kong




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                              THE STARR FOUNDATION

                              OFFICERS & DIRECTORS


M.R. Greenberg                     70 Pine Street
Director and Chairman              New York, New York  10270

T.C. Hsu                           70 Pine Street
Director and President             New York, New York  10270

Marion Breen                       70 Pine Street
Director and Vice President        New York, New York  10270

John J. Roberts                    70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Ernest E. Stempel                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Houghton Freeman                   1880 Mountain Road, #14
Director                           Stowe, Vermont   05672

Edwin A.G. Manton                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Gladys Thomas                      70 Pine Street
Vice President                     New York, New York  10270

Frank Tengi                        70 Pine Street
Treasurer                          New York, New York  10270

Ida Galler                         70 Pine Street
Secretary                          New York, New York  10270




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                             C.V. STARR & CO., INC.

                              OFFICERS & DIRECTORS


Houghton Freeman                   1880 Mountain Road, #14
Director & Senior Vice             Stowe, Vermont  05672
President

E.G. Greenberg                     70 Pine Street
Director & Vice President          New York, New York 10270

Maurice R. Greenberg               70 Pine Street
Director, President &              New York, New York  10270
Chief Executive Officer

Edwin A.G. Manton                  70 Pine Street
Director                           New York, New York  10270

Edward E. Matthews                 70 Pine Street
Director, Senior Vice              New York, New York  10270
President & Secretary

John J. Roberts                    70 Pine Street
Director & Senior Vice             New York, New York  10270
President

Robert M. Sandler                  70 Pine Street
Director & Vice President          New York, New York  10270

Howard I. Smith                    70 Pine Street
Director & Vice President          New York, New York  10270

Ernest E. Stempel                  70 Pine Street
Director & Senior Vice             New York, New York  10270
President

Thomas R. Tizzio                   70 Pine Street
Director & Vice President          New York, New York  10270

Edmund S.W. Tse                    1, Stubbs Road
Director & Vice President          Hong Kong

Gary Nitzsche                      70 Pine Street
Treasurer                          New York, New York  10270




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