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EXHIBIT (j)(1)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 72 to the Registration Statement (1933 Act No. 2-90946) of Eaton
Vance Mutual Funds Trust on Form N-1A of our report dated December 3, 1999 on
our audit of the financial statements and financial highlights of the Eaton
Vance International Growth Fund (the "Fund") which report is included in the
Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended October 31, 1999 and which is
incorporated by reference in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" in the prospectuses and "Other Service Providers" in the statements
of additional information in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
January 16, 2001
Boston, Massachusetts
