Aung San first met with General Slim on 16 May 1945, appearing unexpectedly in Slim's camp in the uniform of a Japanese major general. At the meeting Aung San stated his intentions to ally with the British until the Japanese had been driven out of Burma, and agreed to incorporate his forces into Slim's British-led army. When Slim asked Aung San whether he was taking a risk by unexpectedly coming to his camp in the uniform of a Japanese officer and adopting a bold attitude, Aung San answered that he was not, "because you are a "British" officer." Slim later wrote that Aung San had made a good impression in the meeting. When Slim criticized Aung San for only switching sides now that the British were winning, Aung San responded that it would not be much benefit switching sides if the British were losing. On 25 May 1945 Aung San agreed with Slim to place his forces under the overall command of the British Army in return for Slim providing his soldiers with rations and other supplies.