EXHIBIT 15

Deloitte & Touche LLP
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San Francisco, California 94105-2230

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                                                                        Deloitte
                                                                        & Touche



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
  The Gap, Inc.:

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 August 4,
2001 and July 29, 2000, as indicated in our report dated August 16, 2001;
because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that
information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 4, 2001, is
incorporated by reference in the following Registration Statements on Form S-8:
No. 2-72586, No. 2-60029, No. 33-39089, No. 33-40505, No. 33-54686, No.
33-54688, No. 33-54690, No. 33-56021, No. 333-00417, No. 333-12337, No.
333-36265, No. 333-68285, No. 333-72921, No. 333-76523, No. 333-47508 and No.
333-59292.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration
Statements 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
September 5, 2001