He promised Indonesian independence would be granted on 24 August, and appointed Sukarno chairman of the PPKI. After delaying discussion of the extent of independent Indonesia when setting up the BPUPK, the Japanese finally clearly stated it would include the whole of the former Dutch East Indies.
He vowed that Indonesian independence would be granted on 24 August, and appointed Sukarno chairman of the PPKI. The discussion about the scope of Indonesian independence was postponed until the establishment of the BPUPK, at which point the Japanese explicitly stated it would include the entire former Dutch East Indies.