EXHIBIT 23-a


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Morgan Stanley (the "Registrant") on Form S-3 of our report dated February 7,
2005 (October 12, 2005 as to the effects of discontinued operations and segment
classifications discussed in Note 22) included in Exhibit 99.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 12, 2005, and our report
dated February 7, 2005 for the related financial statement schedule included in
Schedule I to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
November 30, 2004 (which reports (1) express an unqualified opinion on the
financial statements and financial statement schedule and include an explanatory
paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," as
amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition
and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123," in 2003, (2) express an
unqualified opinion on management's assessment regarding the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting, and (3) express an unqualified
opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting), and
to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in each prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
October 25, 2005