Though the Japanese action would not produce a truly independent Vietnam, it would take time for the public to come down from its postcoup euphoria. Hence the party should bide its time and work to expand its base of support and introduce the Viet Minh flag and doctrine to the people. Eventually these efforts would culminate in a general uprising, “for example, when the Japanese Army surrenders to the Allies or when the Allies are decisively engaged in Indochina.”
