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# CHINA TRADE
## CONFIDENTIAL
[10443]
No. 1.
13251
[March 27.]
09
## SECTION 2.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received March 27.)
Peking, February 27, 1908.
(No. 95.) Sir,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.475 of the 26th November relating to the false indication of British origin applied to goods imported into China.
Pressure of work has prevented me from dealing with this despatch at an earlier date, and I now venture to submit, after careful consideration of the question, that there is little prospect of obtaining from the Chinese Government at the present time any satisfactory legislation of the nature desired by the Board of Trade.
The attempts which China has made in recent years to legislate on questions affecting foreign trade and enterprise have been, as you are aware, very discouraging, and I feel some hesitation in urging upon the Wai-wu Pu the necessity of framing a law dealing with the falsification of goods before an understanding has been arrived at between China and the Treaty Powers on the subject of the Trade-marks Regulations.
This latter question is in suspense pending the conclusion of the Convention with Japan, and I would suggest, for your consideration, that I may be authorized to defer inviting China to legislate in the manner now indicated by the Board of Trade until the negotiations are resumed for the issue of Trade-marks Regulations.
I have, &c.
(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
309
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[10443]
No. 1.
13251
[March 27.]
09
SECTION 2.
Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received March 27.)
Peking, February 27, 1908.
(No. 95.) Sir,
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 475 of the 26th November relating to the false indication of British origin applied to goods imported into China.
Pressure of work has prevented me from dealing with this despatch at an earlier date, and I now venture to submit, after careful consideration of the question, that there is little prospect of obtaining from the Chinese Government at the present time any satisfactory legislation of the nature desired by the Board of Trade.
The attempts which China has made in recent years to legislate on questions affecting foreign trade and enterprise have been, as you are aware, very discouraging, and I feel some hesitation in urging upon the Wai-wu Pu the necessity of framing a law dealing with the falsification of goods before an understanding has been arrived at between China and the Treaty Powers on the subject of the Trade-marks Regulations.
This latter question is in suspense pending the conclusion of the Convention with Japan, and I would suggest, for your consideration, that I may be authorized to defer inviting China to legislate in the manner now indicated by the Board of Trade until the negotiations are resumed for the issue of Trade-marks Regulations. I have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.
[2889 dd-2]
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