小磯國昭
Maeda was placed in charge of the Western New Guinea area during the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies. After the invasion, Maeda was dispatched again to Batavia/Jakarta in August 1942 as a liaison between the Japanese Sixteenth Army and the naval forces. In October 1944, following a declaration by Japanese Prime Minister Kuniaki Koiso promising Indonesian independence, Maeda sponsored a school known as "Asrama Indonesia Merdeka". Maeda stated that the intent of the "Asrama" was to prepare a younger generation of Indonesian leaders.