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EXHIBIT j(1)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference
to our firm under the caption "Miscellaneous" in the Statements of Additional
Information for the Government and Agency Portfolio, the Government TaxAdvantage
Portfolio and the Treasury Portfolio, all of which are included in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 2-58287), and Amendment No. 39 to the
Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No.
811-2729), on Form N-1A of Short-Term Investments Trust.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 17, 2001
