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                                                                 Exhibit 99.14

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated January 20, 2004, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights appearing in the November 30, 2003
Annual Report to Shareholders of Dryden Government Securities Trust, formerly
Prudential Government Securities Trust, (consisting of Money Market Series and
the U.S. Treasury Money Market Series), which are also incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Independent Auditors" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 27, 2004