Independent Auditors' Consent


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

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information, of our report dated December 20, 2002, on the
statements of assets and liabilities for the First Eagle Fund of America, First
Eagle SoGen Global Fund, First Eagle SoGen Overseas Fund, First Eagle U.S. Value
Fund and First Eagle SoGen Gold Fund ("the Funds") as of October 31, 2002, and
the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial
highlights for each of the periods indicated therein.These financial statements
and financial highlights and our reports thereon are included in the Annual
Reports of the Funds as filed on Form N-30D.

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


KPMG LLP

New York, New York
December 23, 2002