INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
American High Income Trust.:
We consent to (a) the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to
Registration Statement No. 811-5634 on Form N-1A of our report dated October
31, 2000 appearing in the Financial Statements which are included in Part B,
the Statement of Additional Information of such Registration Statement, (b) the
references to us under the heading "General Information" in such Statement of
Additional Information and (c) the reference to us under the heading "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
November 27, 2000
