조선측은 토문강은 송화강 상류이며, 간도 지방은 조선 영토임을 주장하면서, 백두산 정계비와 토문강 발원지에 대한 공동 조사를 통해 국경을 확정할 것을 청하였다.
The Joseon part stated that the Tomun River had been upstream of this Songhwa River and that the Gando region was Joseon territory, and asked for that the edge be determined through a joint investigation into the foundation regarding the Tomun River with all the Jeonggyebi Monument of Mt. Baekdu.