The Soviet Union, to improve relations with the West and to keep the balance of power, accepted the Helsinki agreement.

That conference is the permanent forum that grew out of the 35-government Helsinki agreement of 1975.

The Helsinki agreement states that "all command arrangements will preserve the principle of unity of command."

Such a move would be a step toward compliance with the human rights principles of the 1975 Helsinki agreement on European security and cooperation.

The volume of mail against the Helsinki agreement continued to grow.

But the translation of the Helsinki agreement into detailed military terms is still not finished, diplomats and military officers here said.

"All of the issues have been clarified just as was required by the Helsinki agreement," he said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The Soviet Union has accepted that reports on violations of the Helsinki agreements are appropriate international discourse.

A senior Administration official said: "The deal is, the technical details of the Helsinki agreement must be worked out before they send in more troops.

November 1976 - Ukrainian community groups was established to promote the implementation of the Helsinki agreements.