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                                                                Exhibit 3(a)


I, Jimmy D. Gambill, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Templeton Global Income Fund;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact  necessary  to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3. Based on my  knowledge,  the schedules of  investments  included in this
report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant
as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

     4. The registrant's  other certifying  officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and internal  control
over  financial  reporting  (as defined in Rule  30a-3(d)  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrant  and have: (a) Designed such  disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this
report is being  prepared;  (b) Designed  such internal  control over  financial
reporting,  or caused such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to be
designed under our supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance  regarding the
reliability of financial  reporting and the preparation of financial  statements
for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles;

     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the  registrant's  most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's  internal control over financial  reporting;
and

     5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal  control over  financial  reporting  which are  reasonably
likely  to  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability  to  record,  process,
summarize, and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control over
financial reporting.


July 22, 2005


/s/ Jimmy D. Gambill
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Jimmy D. Gambill
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration







I, Galen G. Vetter, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Templeton Global Income Fund;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact  necessary  to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3. Based on my  knowledge,  the schedules of  investments  included in this
report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant
as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

     4. The registrant's  other certifying  officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and internal  control
over  financial  reporting  (as defined in Rule  30a-3(d)  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrant  and have: (a) Designed such  disclosure
controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this
report is being  prepared;  (b) Designed  such internal  control over  financial
reporting,  or caused such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to be
designed under our supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance  regarding the
reliability of financial  reporting and the preparation of financial  statements
for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles;

     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the  registrant's  most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's  internal control over financial  reporting;
and

     5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal  control over  financial  reporting  which are  reasonably
likely  to  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability  to  record,  process,
summarize, and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control over
financial reporting.


July 22, 2005


/s/ Galen G. Vetter
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Galen G. Vetter
Chief Financial Officer
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