"The UK government has kept the Indian government informed on this matter and has also just shared the outcome of the UK government's enquiry with us. We have noted the report and the statement made," the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said here.
Presenting a report before the British Parliament, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague today said British military's role in the 1984 Operation Bluestar to flush out militants from the Golden Temple was "limited" and "purely advisory".
In a statement on the conclusion of an inquiry into alleged British assistance provided by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Hague said, "The report concludes that the nature of the UK's assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage in their planning."
An analysis of nearly 200 files and 23,000 documents has confirmed that a "single British military adviser" travelled to India between February 8 and 19, 1984, to advice Indian intelligence services on contingency plans that they were drawing up for operations against the armed dissidents in the temple complex, including ground reconnaissance of the site.
