The conference in the presence of the Emperor where the Russo-Japanese War was decided to go was consisted of 11 members who were the Emperor Meiji, 5 Cabinet members of the First KATSURA Cabinet (Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, Army Minister, Navy Minister), 5 Genro (elder statesman) (Hirobumi ITO, Kaoru INOUE, Iwao OYAMA, Masayoshi MATSUKATA, Aritomo YAMAGATA), supreme command staff was not admitted to attend it, and the plan of strategy was going to be made according to the decision at the conference (congruency of politics and strategy with the main leadership of politics).
日露戦争の開催を決定した御前会議においては明治天皇と第1次桂内閣の5閣僚（総理・外務・大蔵・陸軍・海軍各大臣）と5元老（伊藤博文・井上馨・大山巌・松方正義・山縣有朋）の計11名で構成され、統帥部の出席は認められずにその決定に従って作戦計画を作成することになっていた（政略主導の両略一致）。