[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 36 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2373]
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      REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 107-3

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following 
treaty transmitted to the Senate on April 8, 2002, by the President of 
the United States:
  Treaty with India on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Document No. 107-3).
  I further ask that the treaty be considered as having been read the 
first time; that it be referred, with accompanying papers, to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed; and that the 
President's message be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The President's message is as follows:

To the Senate of the United States:
  With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
India on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at New 
Delhi on October 17, 2001. I transmit also, for the information of the 
Senate, the report of the Department of State with respect to the 
Treaty.
  The Treaty is one of a series of modern mutual legal assistance 
treaties that the United States has concluded or is negotiating in 
order to counter criminal activities more effectively. The Treaty 
should be an effective tool to assist in the investigation and 
prosecution of a wide variety of modern crimes, including terrorism-
related crimes, drug trafficking, and ``white collar'' crimes. The 
Treaty is self-executing.
  The Treaty provides for a broad range of cooperation in criminal 
matters and related proceedings. Mutual assistance available under the 
Treaty includes: (1) taking the testimony or statements of persons; (2) 
providing documents, records, and items of evidence; (3) locating or 
identifying persons or items; (4) serving documents; (5) transferring 
persons in custody for testimony or other purposes; (6) executing 
requests for searches and seizures; (7) assisting in proceedings 
relating to seizure and forfeiture of assets, restitution, and 
collection of fines; and (8) rendering any other form of assistance not 
prohibited by the laws of the Requested State.
  I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to 
the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
                                                         George Bush.  
The White House, April 8, 2002.

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