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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement No. 333-49570 of Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Diversified Income Trust on Form N-14, relating to the
acquisition of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter World Wide Income Trust, of our report
dated December 5, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
year ended October 31, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in the Statement
of Additional Information, which is included in such Registration Statement on
Form N-14, and to the references to us under the caption "Financial Statements
and Experts" in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus, which is also included in
such Registration Statement on Form N-14.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
January 17, 2001
