Independent Auditors' Consent


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

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this Statement of Additional
Information, of our reports dated December 20, 2002, on the statements of assets
and liabilities for the First Eagle Global Fund (formerly First Eagle SoGen
Global Fund), First Eagle Overseas Fund (formerly First Eagle SoGen Overseas
Fund), First Eagle U.S. Value Fund, First Eagle Gold Fund (formerly First Eagle
SoGen Gold Fund) and First Eagle Fund of America ("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
May 13, 2003