According to historian Richard B. Frank: Although Suzuki might indeed have seen peace as a distant goal, he had no design to achieve it within any immediate time span or on terms acceptable to the Allies.
Ifølge historikeren Richard B. Frank: Selv om Suzuki godt kan have set fred som et fjernt mål, havde han intet ønske om at nå det hurtigt eller på betingelser, som var acceptable for de allierede.