|  | 21. | The Helsinki agreement states that " all command arrangements will preserve the principle of unity of command ." 
 
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|  | 22. | In October it predictably argued that unity of command and conformity to Army discipline overrode all other considerations. 
 
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|  | 23. | Unity of command is absolutely crucial. 
 
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|  | 24. | Washington was pushing for " unity of command " between the two, but Paris insists they be kept separate. 
 
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|  | 25. | They will also strengthen the European dimension within NATO, while maintaining our unity of command and the vital transatlantic link. 
 
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|  | 26. | "We need unity of command, " said one U . S . official who is sympathetic to the general's position. 
 
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|  | 27. | "But we also think it is important that we maintain clear unity of command " under the NATO peacekeeping force. 
 
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|  | 28. | War, he said, was focused violence directed toward an achievable end, with a unity of command and element of surprise. 
 
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|  | 29. | Burns said : " It is the view of the United States, of course, that there should be unity of command. 
 
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|  | 30. | But e also acknowledged there were wide areas of dispute, including exactly what was meant by " unity of command ." 
 
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