CO129-405 - Public Offices - 1913 — Page 327

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The Under-Secretary of Stato.

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FOREIGN OFFICE

March 26

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With reference to the letter from this office of the 18th March,

I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to trans.nit herewith

for the information of Mr. Secretary Harcourt, copy of a

letter from the British-American Tobacco Company, requesting

His Majesty's Goverment to approach the Japanese Coverament

in order that the British Cigarette Company, Limited, may

be allowed to register their trade-marka in Japan in their

own name.

Sir E, Grey pronoses, subject to the concurrence of

Mr. Harcourt, to inform the British-American Tobacco

Company that now that Hongkong has acceded to the Anglo-

Japanese Commercial Treaty of 1911, Hongkong companies will

be able to register their marks in Japan in the name of

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

the