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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration
Statement No. 33-81012 of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Total Return Trust on Form
N-1A of our report dated September 18, 2000, appearing in the Statement of
Additional Information and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and to
the references to us under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus
and "Custodian and Independent Auditors" and "Experts" in the Statement of
Additional Information, both of which are part of such Registration Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
September 26, 2000
