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This essay seeks to identify the relationships between single-group dynamics & foreign policy decisions, including the nature of conflict resolution within such groups. Management of group conflict requires information processing & option management. Group decision outputs are examined, with emphasis on group choices among one or more options that lack any perceived common underlying structure. Conflict resolution models include concurrence, as illustrated by the 1938 Munich crisis; unanimity, as practiced by the Swedish government in 1981 when a Soviet submarine ran aground; & plurality, exemplified by the Israeli government's response to Egyptian military action in May 1967. Additional historical examples are analyzed. The authors conclude that each decision process has its merits & that no single model works best in all situations. 2 Figures, 47 References. J. R. Callahan