 A resolution was also passed, after a long debate, that the deliberations of the Council were to be secret, since the Commune was effectively at war with the government in Versailles and should not make its intentions known to the enemy.Following the model proposed by the more radical members, the new government had no president, no mayor, and no commander in chief.The Commune began by establishing nine commissions, similar to those of the National Assembly, to manage the affairs of Paris.