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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of 
The Gap, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 1998, incorporated 
by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Gap, Inc. for the year 
ended January 31, 1998.



     /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

   

     San Francisco, California
     November 30, 1998



            
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