[2] Parsi was largely made up by Amir Sjarifuddin's former colleagues from the wartime resistance struggle in East Java.
There were also some persons, like Abdulmadjid, Moewaladi and Tamzil, who had lived in the Netherlands during the war, and taken part in the anti-fascist resistance struggle there.
[1] The primary objective of Parsi was the independence of Indonesia from colonial rule, which was to be followed by the construction of a socialist society.
[2] However, even after the merger, the erstwhile Parsi and Paras groups continued to exist as factions inside the new party.
There were however some notable exceptions, like Wijono, who had been a Parsi militant but ended up as one of the main leaders of Sjahrir's new party.