Following the war Aung San was appointed the inspector-general of the PBF. worried that the British would attempt to reorganize his forces in order to disband them, and argued against this by arguing that a Burmese military was necessary in order for Burma to evolve into a "fully self-governing member of the British Common-wealth of Nations". However, after the general demobilization of British soldiers began following the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945 he led a coalition of local organizations in demanding "full sovereignty".