Independent Auditors' Consent




To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
First Eagle SoGen Funds, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this Statements of Additional
Information, of our report dated Decemeber 19, 2000, on the statements of assets
and liabilities for the First Eagle SoGen Global Fund, First Eagle SoGen
Overseas Fund, and First Eagle SoGen Gold Fund (the "Funds"), including the
schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2000 and the related statements of
operations for the period from April 1, 2000 to October 31, 2000 and the year
ended March 31, 2000, the statements of changes in net assets for the period
from April 1, 2000 to October 31, 2000 and in the two years ended March 31,
2000, and the financial highlights for the period from April 1, 2000 to October
31, 2000 and for each of the years ended in the five-year period ended March 31,
2000. These financial statements and financial highlights and our report thereon
are included in the Annual Report of the Funds as filed on Form N-30D.

We also consent to the references to our firm under the headings "Independent
Auditors" and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information.




                                                                        KPMG LLP



New York, New York
August 14, 2001