SUKARNO was in Padang when the Japanese arrived. He had just been moved by the Dutch from exile in Ende to Bengkulu, then by road to Padang. The Dutch were going to evacuate Sukarno to Australia but the Japanese had already taken control of Sumatra. In Padang, he frequently met Japanese army commanders who asked him to cooperate.

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