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                                                                   EXHIBIT 12(B)

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
(the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

1. The  periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant  for the period  ended
8/31/2007  (the "Form N-CSR") fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated:  January 24, 2008

/s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL

Jimmy D. Gambill
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration


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                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter, Chief Financial Officer of the TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FUND
(the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

1. The  periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant  for the period  ended
8/31/2007  (the "Form N-CSR") fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated:  January 24, 2008

/s/GALEN G. VETTER

Galen G. Vetter
Chief Financial Officer
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