EXHIBIT 15.1
Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte
& Touche
September 11, 2002
The Gap, Inc.
Two Folsom Street
San Francisco, California 94105
We have made reviews, in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial information of The Gap, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended May 4, 2002 and May 5, 2001, and August 3, 2002 and August 4, 2001, as indicated in our reports dated May 15, 2002 and August 21, 2002, respectively; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended May 4, 2002 and August 3, 2002, are being used in this Registration Statement.
We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California