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EXHIBIT i(3)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
AIM SUMMIT FUND
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We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Miscellaneous Information - Legal
Matters" in the Statement of Additional Information for AIM Summit Fund which
is included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 2-76909), and Amendment No.
27 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (No. 811-3443), on Form N-1A of AIM Summit Fund.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
June 26, 2000
