On the 21st, Michitomi HIGASHIKUZE, the ministerial governor of foreign affairs, and a representative of the new government, requested the representatives of foreign countries, to refrain from any show of support of the Tokugawa shogunate side; this included providing weapons, warships, the transferring of supporting troops and the sending of military advisers.
また21日には外国事務総督東久世通禧から諸外国の代表に対して、徳川方に武器・軍艦の供与や兵の移送、軍事顧問の派遣などの援助を行わないよう要請した。