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received from Tokyo that Japan should maintain the status quo, unable to give permission to
prepare for the proclamation of Indonesian Independence as promised by Marshal Terauchi in
Dalat, Vietnam. Sukarno and Hatta regretted the decision and satirized Nishimura whether it was
the attitude of an officer who was eagerly "bushido", breaking a promise to be pitied by the
Allies. Sukarno–Hatta then asked Nishimura not to hinder the work of the PPKI, perhaps by
pretending not to know. Seeing the heated debate, Maeda quietly left the room because he warned
by Nishimura for Maeda to obey Tokyo's orders and he learned as a Navy liaison officer (Kaigun)
in the Army area (Rikugun) he had no authority to decide.

Residence of Admiral Tadashi Maeda, the location of the formulation of the manuscript of the
proclamation. Since 1992, the building has been used as a museum.

After leaving Nishimura's house, they headed to Admiral Maeda's house (now No. 1 Bonjol
Imam Street) accompanied by Shunkichiro Miyoshi to hold a meeting to prepare the text of the
Proclamation. After greeting Sukarno and Hatta who were left arguing with Nishimura, Maeda
resigned towards his bedroom. The text of the proclamation was written in the dining room of
admiral Tadashi Maeda. The compilers of the text of the proclamation were Soekarno, Hatta, and
Soebarjo. The concept of the proclamation text was written by Soekarno himself. In the vestibule,
there were B.M. Diah, Sayuti Melik, Soekarni, and Soediro. The half-drunk Miyoshi sat in the
back seat listening to the drafting of the text but then there was a sentence from Shigetada
Nishijima as if he was interfering in the drafting of the text of the proclamation and suggested that
the transfer of power only meant administrative power. About this, Sukarno emphasized that the
transfer of power means "transfer of power". Hatta, Subardjo, B.M. Diah, Sukarni, Sudiro and
Sayuti Malik have nothing to justify Nishijima's claim, but in some circles Nishijima's claim is
still echoed.

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