The text of his notification (which appeared to be inaccurate and was not without exaggeration) immediately triggered the proposal of the Seikanron (subjugation of Korea) debate within the government.
このさいの文言（広津の報告は誇張を含んでおり正確な内容ではなかったらしい）が日本政府内の征韓論建議の直接のきっかけとなった。