The King was obviously impressed by Prince A's arguments, which corresponded so closely to his own. In a council meeting on June 1, he proceeded to announce as firm policy: the dismissal of all Germans; a search for a good reason to enter the war without waiting for an invitation from the Allies; the issuance of a private "verbal note" to the foreign ministries deploring the German methods of warefare; the avoidance of any mention of hoped-for concessions from the Allies in the form of tariff concessions Siam's new policy must assume the form of a solely moral protest. Even the firmness Prince A recommended appeared in the wording through out; the statement closed: "And let me remind you, no further wavering is allowed.