member T.G.S.G Moelia, Ong Swan Yoe, Council of the Indies member Soejono, Soepomo, and Professor Wertheim. The secretary was A.K. Pringgodigdo. Members met with well-known individuals seen as representing their main social and political streams. The Visman commission published its report in 1942, only a few weeks before the Japanese invasion, but the only concession granted was that the word "Indonesian" could henceforth be used instead of "Native" to refer to the people and the country. In 1942, following the Japanese occupation, the Dutch government abolished the post of governor general and dissolved the Volksraad. Its role was taken over by a body comprising heads of departments. In September 1943, the Japanese authorities established the Central Advisory Council (Chuo Sangi-in) as a gesture towards popular representation for Indonesians. Membership At the start, 15 of the 39 members were native-born Indonesians, with the other seats occupied by Europeans and "foreign orientals". In 1927 the total number of seats was increased to 60. Of the 30 native-born members, 20 were elected, and 10 appointed. In 1922, the Dutch constitution was revised to state that unless specially reserved, all authority was delegated to the East Indies, the constitution of which would also have to be revised and the approved by the Dutch parliament. One result of this was that the three groups represented in the Volksraad, the Dutch, Indonesians and other orientals, had separate elections for their representatives. This ensured the Indonesian representatives would not have a majority, thus protecting Dutch interests. The term of office for Volksraad members was three years, in 1925 increased to four years. Famous Indo-European members included Karel Zaalberg and Dick de Hoog. There were also representatives of the colony's Vreemde Oosterlingen, or 'Foreign Orientals', including Chinese members, such as Khouw Kim An, Majoor der Chinezen, H. H. Kan, Loa Sek Hie and Phoa Liong Gie. Arab members included Sayyid Ismail bin Sayyid Abdoellah bin Alwi Alatas. Among prominent indigenous parliamentarians in the Volksraad were the Javanese Tjokroaminoto and Mohammad Husni Thamrin, the Bantenese-Sundanese Ahmad Djajadiningrat, the Sumatrans Agus Salim and Mangaradja Soeangkoepon, and the Menadonese Sam Ratulangi. The last Volksraad election was in 1939, although this was still an indirect process. One tenth of the population chose 937 electors, and a further 515 were appointed by the colonial administration. The process resulted in eleven of the 19 Indonesian Volksraad members being active or former government officials. Dutch