Allied Council, formed in 1943, was the supreme political and military directing body of the Great Pacific War. The ministers of foreign affairs of allied countries, meet in Bombay in 1943 to discuss ways to coordinate military actions, present a common political front and prepare the terms of peace of Japan and its allies. The ministers and delegates approved and jointly proclaimed the Bombay Charter. It mainly approved the creation of a permanent body to consult and coordinate political and military direction of the war. This statement also defined the basic policies of the allies.