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EX-99.B(j)h2consnt
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registration
Statement No. 33-5648 on Form N-1A of United High Income Fund II, Inc., of
our reports dated November 5, 1999 and May 5, 2000, appearing in the Statement
of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement, and
to the references to us under the caption "Financial Highlights" in such
Prospectus.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 26, 2000
