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No decision on India's access to Headley says US

The United States has said it has not taken any decision on providing Indian investigators direct access to LeT operative David Headley. A statement to this effect by the US Ambassador, Mr. Timothy J. Roemer issued in New Delhi today comes four days after American Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake had publicly stated that the Indian investigators will have access to Headley. The US Ambassador said that as indicated by Mr. Blake, the United States is committed to full information sharing in counter terror partnership with India. He said that Washington has provided substantial information to New Delhi and will continue to do so. The US Ambassador, however, said that no decision has been taken on direct access to Headley by India. He said the US Department of Justice will work with the Indian Government on the modalities of such co-operation Mr. Roemer's remarks come in the midst of reports that Pakistan is seeking access to Headley.<br/><br/>Home Minister P. Chidambaram had earlier directed the National Investigating Agency and other concerned agencies to prepare documents necessary for questioning Headley in the judicial proceedings. Our Correspondent says that in the pre-bargain agreement, David Headley had agreed to testify in any foreign judicial proceedings in the United States by way of deposition, video conferencing and letters rogatory. He had pleaded guilty on all the 12 charges against him with regard to plotting terror activities.

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