Mr. Alexander to Mr. Uhl.
Athens, June 18, 1895. (Received July 5.)
Sir: * * * I should like to conclude at once a convention for the reciprocal protection of trademarks, in accordance with your instructions, and to secure its ratification during this session of the Chamber; but I fear that this will be impossible. The Chamber will probably adjourn as soon as the budget is voted and other matters long pending are settled. And, for reasons already stated in these dispatches, such a convention would probably fail of ratification now. I may add that the Greek foreign office hesitates, chiefly from the feeling that it might be treating unfairly other nations with which such declarations have already been concluded, to admit that trade-mark declarations are less valid than formal conventions. This was the opinion of Mr. Nicholas Delyanni, late prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, with whom I had several conferences on the subject. His successor in the foreign office, Mr. Skonzes, was appointed so recently that I have had no opportunity of discussing the matter with him. I shall speak to him about it as soon as possible, and do whatever I can to bring about the desired result.
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