EXHIBIT 23-a


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Morgan Stanley (the "Registrant") on Form S-3 of our report dated February 7,
2005 (October 12, 2005 as to the effects of discontinued operations and segment
classification discussed in Note 27) relating to the consolidated financial
statements of the Regstrant and included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005, and our reports dated
February 7, 2005 for (1) the related financial statement schedule included in
Schedule I and (2) management's report of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting, each included in the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended November 30,2004 (which reports (1) express an
unqualified opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule
and include an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," as amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation - Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No.
123," in 2003, (2) express an unqualified opinion on management's assessment
regarding the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and
(3) express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting), and to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in
each prospectus, which are parts of this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
January 25, 2006