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We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment 64 to Registration Statement No. 002-98199 on Form N-1A of our report dated October 11, 2007, relating to the financial statements of The American Funds Income Series - U.S. Government Securities Fund appearing in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the headings “Financial highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent registered public accounting firm” and “Prospectuses, reports to shareholders and proxy statements” in the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration Statement.