Northeast Supreme Administrative Council
The Northeast Supreme Administrative Council (東北最高行政委員會), or the Northeast Administrative Committee (東北行政委員會), was a puppet government established by the Empire of Japan in Manchuria following the Mukden Incident and the predecessor to the formalized State of Manchuria (later renamed to Manchukuo). History. On February 16, 1932, the Imperial Army hosted the "Founding Conference" or the "Big Four Conference" with governor of Liaoning Zang Shiyi, commander of the Kirin Provincial Army Xi Qia, Heilongjiang governor Zhang Jinghui, and general Ma Zhanshan to establish the Northeast Administrative Committee. On its second meeting, the committee appointed the previous four  and Tang Yulin, Ling Sheng, and Qimote Semupilei as chairmen. On the 18th, the Council issued a statement announcing that "the Northeast provinces are completely independent", all territories of whom are within the hands of the Council. On February 25th, the Council decided that the name of the new country name (Manchukuo), the national flag, era name, and more. Manchuko was formally established on March 1st in Hsinking, and the Council was abolished.