Exhibit 23(a)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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Deloitte
& Touche
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250 East Fifth Street Telephone: (513) 784-7100
P.O. Box 5340
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-5340
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Procter & Gamble Company:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-8 of our report dated July 29, 1999
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Procter &
Gamble Company for the year ended June 30, 1999, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in this Registration Statement.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
August 16, 2000
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Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu
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