矢吹晋(横浜市立大学名誉教授)の新著尖閣衝突は沖縄返還に始まる――日米中三角関係のピナクル 原稿の一節(34ページ)より
詔書の核心は、次の一文である。
「朕ト爾等国民トノ間ノ紐帯ハ、
[英訳The ties between Us and Our people have always stood upon mutual trust and affection. They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine, and that the Japanese people are superior to other races and fated to rule the world.]