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FM HONG KONG 220345Z NOV 84
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 3561 OF 22 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 2293: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: POSSIBLE VISIT OF DENG
XIAOPING TO HONG KONG.
1. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE HEARD OF A VISIT BY DENG. SIR Y.K.
PAO DID NOT MENTION IT IN HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR
BEFORE HE LEFT FOR LONDON.
2. WE WOULD NOT BE AT ALL SURPRISED IF SIR Y.K. HAD INVITED DENG
TO VISIT BUT, GIVEN THE SECURITY PROBLEMS, WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED
IF HE DECIDED TO COME PRIVATELY.
3. WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY RECENT MEETING BETWEEN SIR Y.K.
AND DENG. SIR Y.K. WAS IN HANGZHOU AT THE END OF OCTOBER ON A
FAMILY VISIT BUT DID NOT GO TO PEKING.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER) PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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