It certainly seems that way.

One thing from the book that's left out of the movie is that after the peace is made at the conference, they continue discussing other matters, including that high-level executions would have to be run past the other families before they're carried out. So the Corleones public choice is either jabber with Barzini, or to turn a blind eye and give the impression that they've gone soft.

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"All of these men were good listeners; patient men."