Immediately after that, Montblanc stated at the Geographic Society held in Paris, and in line with the Satsuma clan's opinion, "Japan is a union of lords having an Emperor as their chief and it was a mistake for countries to conclude a treaty with the bakufu"
その直後、モンブランはパリで開催された地理学協会で、「日本は天皇をいただく諸侯連合で、諸国が幕府と条約を結んだのはまちがいだ」というような、薩摩藩の主張にそった発表をしている。