Exhibit 5.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Sponsors and Trustee of
Defined Asset Funds
Government Securities Income Fund--Monthly Payment U.S. Treasury Series--5
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registration
Statement No. 33-19689 of our opinion dated January 2, 2001 appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference
to us under the heading "How The Fund Works--Auditors" in such Prospectus.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, N.Y.
January 10, 2001
