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Exhibit 14(a)
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Independent Auditors Consent
The Board of Trustees
Wells Fargo Funds Trust:
We consent to the use of our reports dated July 10, 2000 for the Wells Fargo
Income and Wells Fargo Stable Income Funds and August 7, 2000 for the Wells
Fargo National Tax-Free Fund, incorporated by reference, and the reference to
our firm under the heading "EXHIBIT C-PRINCIPAL SERVICE PROVIDERS" in Part A of
the combined proxy/registration statement being filed on From N-14.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
November 3, 2000
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