Form: 11-K

Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans

June 28, 2004

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Published on June 28, 2004

EXHIBIT 23


BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
listed below of our report on the financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company
Thrift & Investment Plan included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of The
Coca-Cola Company for the year ended December 31, 2003:

1. Registration Statement No. 2-58584 on Form S-8, dated
November 20, 1987, as amended

2. Registration Statement No. 333-83270 on Form S-8, dated
February 22, 2002





/s/ BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO.



Atlanta, Georgia
June 18, 2004