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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of  Kimberly-Clark Corporation on Form S-8 of our reports dated
January 24, 2000, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Kimberly-Clark Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1999.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dallas, Texas
December 14, 2000

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