▁to ▁Mak ass ar ▁and ▁formally ▁announ cing ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁independence , ▁Rat ul ang i ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁del icate ▁situation . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁were ▁initially ▁not ▁ready ▁to ▁surrender ▁their ▁weapons . ▁The ▁Al lied ▁Forces ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Australian ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Ivan ▁D ough ert y ▁arrived ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁the ▁appointment ▁as ▁Military ▁Governor . ▁With ▁him ▁came ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Ind ies ▁Civil ▁Administration ▁( N IC A ▁or ▁Nederland sch - Ind ische ▁C iv iele ▁Administr atie ) ▁who ▁were ▁ready ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁state ▁as ▁before ▁the ▁war . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁N IC A ▁came ▁K N IL ▁soldiers ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Dutch ▁civil ▁government . ▁With ▁all ▁the ▁foreign ▁infl ux , ▁the ▁local ▁youth ▁in ▁Sul aw esi ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁fight ▁at ▁all ▁costs ▁to ▁maintain ▁Indones ian ▁independence . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Rat ul ang i ▁received ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁traditional ▁chief s ▁( ra ja - ra ja ) ▁including ▁from ▁the ▁Sultan ate ▁of ▁B one ▁and ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Lu w u ▁who ▁p led ged ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Rat ul ang i ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁peace , ▁but ▁it ▁only ▁held ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁organ ize ▁some ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁a ▁region ▁government