ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚwɚdz, haʊˈɛvɚ, æt klˈoʊs tə nˈaɪn:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌeɪˈɛm, ɐ sˈɛkənd mˈɛsɪdʒ wʌz bɹˈɔːt tə hˌɪm, ɹᵻvˈiːlɪŋ ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɐmbˈæsədɚ nəmjˈʊɹɹə tə dᵻlˈɪvɚ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ mˈɛsɪdʒ baɪ nˈoʊ lˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn wˈʌn pˌiːˈɛm ˈiːstɚn stˈændɚd tˈaɪm ðæt ˌæftɚnˈuːn.
Shortly afterwards, however, at close to 9:00 am, a second message was brought to him, revealing the Japanese government expected Ambassador Nomura to deliver the earlier message by no later than 1pm Eastern Standard Time that afternoon.