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According to Honjō Diary, 2nd Lieutenant Itō Tsuneo visited General Honjō Shigeru, the head of officers in attendance on the Emperor.

Itō was a messenger from Yamaguchi Ichitarō, Honjō's son-in-law.

He told Honjō the message “ About 500 officers and soldiers of the regiment, unable to restrain themselves any longer, have decided to take direct action ” and a note “ More forces would participate ”.

Honjō ordered him to take a reply to Yamaguchi “ Do whatever necessary to prevent the contemplated action from being undertaken ”.

But it was too late.

He called military police commander Iwasa Rokurō and an officer in attendance on the Emperor, Major general Nakajima Tetsuzō.

Then he went to the Imperial Palace.