CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 18 to Registration Statement No. 33-56853 on Form N-1A of our report dated
March 26, 2008, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of
Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund (the "Fund") appearing in the Annual Report on Form
N-CSR of the Fund for the year ended January 31, 2008, and to the references to
us on the cover page of the Statement of Additional Information and under the
captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Custodian and Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Financial Statements" in the Statement
of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration Statement.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
May 27, 2008