VAN KAMPEN TRUST, 485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(2)(II), 2000-07-27

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485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(2)(II), 2000-07-27

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                                                              EXHIBIT (j)(2)(ii)


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
   Van Kampen Strategic Income Fund:

We consent to the reference to our Firm under the headings "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus, "Other Information - Independent Auditors" in the
Statement of Additional Information and to the inclusion of our report dated May
6, 1999 related to the statements of changes in net assets for the nine month
period ended March 31, 1999 and the year ended June 30, 1998 and the financial
highlights for each of the periods in the five-year period ending March 31, 1999
as an Exhibit in the Registration Statement.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
July 26, 2000