"There are no restrictions on the manner the ship is deployed," he told reporters here days after the CAG report was presented.

The three agreements had figured in the discussions here in February between visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates with his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony.

Negotiations on the end-user agreement "are almost through but some clauses relating to on-site inspection need to be reworked", an official had said after the meeting.

"It's like this: we purchase night vision glasses that are issued to troops on the border. Obviously, we would not like the Americans to visit these areas but we can work our way around this.

"They are prepared to meet us more than halfway to address our concerns. There is no hard line on this. Perhaps we can give them guarantees or access to records," the official pointed out.