The Republic of Indonesia's Strategy Council had prepared an emergency plan to create a "government-in-exile" in Sumatra or overseas. Sjafruddin, the Minister of Welfare, went to Bukittinggi in preparation for this emergency plan. Before being captured by the Dutch, President Sukarno sent a telegraph message to Sjafruddin in Bukittinggi giving him a mandate to create a "Republic of Indonesia government in exile" but this was not received until 1949.
The Indonesian Republic's Crisis Management Team had prepared an emergency plan for a "government-in-exile" in Sumatra or outside the country. Sjafruddin, the Minister of Social Affairs, traveled to Bukittinggi to prepare for this emergency plan. Before being captured by the Dutch, President Sukarno gave Sjafruddin permission to create a "Government of Indonesia in exile" but this was not received until 1949.