LAM 006/20
DO HONG KONG
PP FCO
GRS 170
RESTRICTED
FROM PEKING 200410Z DEC 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 520 OF 20/12/84
#NFO PRIORITY FCO
RESEARCH D.
Li PROTOCOL
[PROT
HKCK 040/57.
9
+90
PRIME MINSTER'S VISIT TO CHINA
1. PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT SAY THAT THE FOLLOWING RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VIST:
(A) THEY BELIEVE (RESEARCH DEPT MAY BE ABLE TO
VERIFY) THAT DENG'S ATTENDANCE AT YESTERDAY'S SIGNATURE CEREMONY WAS THE FIRST ATTENDANCE IN THE HISTORY OF
THE PRC BY THE NUMBER ONE CHINESE LEADER AT A
SIGNATURE CEREMONY:
(B) IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THREE CHINESE LEADERS
(IE MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE POLITBURO) HAVE ATTENDED A SIGNATURE CEREMONY:
(C) IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A FOREIGN LEADER HAS MET SEPARATELY WITH FOUR CHINESE LEADERS IN THE COURSE
OF ONE DAY:
(D) IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT TWO BANDS HAVE PERFORMED
AT A BANQUET FOR A FOREIGN LEADER EXCLAM
THOMSON
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