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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registration
Statement No. 2-71560 of Active Assets Money Trust on Form N-1A of our
reports dated August 7, 2000, appearing in the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information of Active Assets Money Trust, Active Assets Tax-Free
Trust, Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust and Active Assets Government
Securities Trust, and to the references to us under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Custodian and Independent Accountants" and
"Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information, both of
which are part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
August 24, 2000
