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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
CMA Government Securities Fund:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 22 to Registration Statement No. 2-72724 on Form N-1A of our report dated
May 1, 2000 appearing in the annual report to shareholders of CMA Government
Securities Fund for the year ended March 31, 2000, and to the reference to us
under the caption "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which is a part of
such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
June 29, 2000
