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

                                   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) November 25, 2003

                   Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland                   811-08709                 13-3998455
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     (State or other              (Commission               (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of              File Number)            Identification No.)
      incorporation)

300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor, Stamford, CT               06902
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 890-7029







                   Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc.
                          CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

     Exhibit Number
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     99.1      Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc. press release,
               dated December 1, 2003.

Item 9.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 1, 2003, Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc. (the "Fund")
issued a press release with respect to a memo released on November 25, 2003 by
Citigroup Asset Management ("CAM"), the business unit of which the Fund's
investment manager is a part, to CAM's senior staff.

Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release. The press release is being
furnished pursuant to Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18. Furthermore, the
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into the filings of the Fund under 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.



                                   Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc.
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                                           (Registrant)
Date:  December 1, 2003
     ----------------------        /s/ Thomas C. Mandia
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                                           (Signature)

                              Name:  Thomas C. Mandia
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                              Title: Assistant Secretary
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
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99.1      Press release of the Fund, dated December 1, 2003.