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CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[26625]
No. 1.
[July 31.]
SECTION 1.
Sir,
Board of Trade to Foreign Office.-(Received July 31.)
Board of Trade, July 30, 1908. WITH reference to your letter of the 30th May last, transmitting copy of a letter from the China Association setting forth their criticisms on the terms of the draft Convention with Japan for the protection of trade-marks in China and Corea, I am directed by the Board of Trade to state, for the information of Sir E. Grey, that they concur with the reply he proposes to make in the matter.
As regards the last paragraph of the Association's letter, I am to observe that the form of words adapted from the Merchandise Marks Act and added to Article 3 of the fresh draft Convention was intended to meet this point to some extent.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
T. W. P. BLOMEFIELD.
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