WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST, N-14AE, EX-14.A, 2001-01-05

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
N-14AE, EX-14.A, 2001-01-05

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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 November 3, 2000 for the Wells Fargo
Growth Fund, July 10, 2000 for the Wells Fargo Intermediate Government Income
Fund and  May 12, 2000 for the Government Money Market Fund, incorporated by
reference, and the reference to our firm under the heading "Comparison of Other
Principal Service Providers" in Part A of the combined proxy/registration
statement being filed on Form N-14.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
January 5, 2001

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