 In November 1941, "Madjlis Rakjat Indonesia", an Indonesian organisation of religious, political and trade union groups, submitted a memorandum to the Dutch East Indies Government requesting the mobilisation of the Indonesian people in the face of the war threat.The memorandum was refused because the Government did not consider the "Madjlis Rakyat Indonesia" to be representative of the people.Within only four months, the Japanese had occupied the archipelago.