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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registration
Statement No. 2-71558 of Active Assets Government Securities 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
