CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
                                     FIRM



The Board of Trustees
Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Combined Prospectus and
Proxy Statement of Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust and Oppenheimer
Strategic Income Fund on Form N-14 of our report dated December 16, 2004
relating to the financial statements and financial highlights appearing in
the October 31, 2004 Annual Report to the Shareholders of Oppenheimer
Multi-Sector Income Trust.





                                   KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado
May 26, 2005