On the night of September 6, when the Imperial Council ended, Konoe finally decided to seek a solution through a Japan-U.S. summit and held a secret meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Joesph GREW, making an intensive appeal for a Japan-U.S. summit as soon as possible in order to circumvent any crises.
御前会議の終わった9月6日の夜、近衛はようやく日米首脳会談による解決を決意し駐日アメリカ大使ジョセフ・グルーと極秘のうちに会談し、危機打開のため日米首脳会談の早期実現を強く訴えた。