How to have address book override iPhone

I am syncing both a Treo 755p device and my iPhone to Address Book using iSync for the Treo and of course iTunes for the iPhone.
The Treo is my primary device for maintaining contacts. When I delete a contact on the Treo, it deletes it in Address Book when I sync, which is what I'd like to happen (755p overrides Mac).
When I go to sync the iPhone, it tries to add back those contacts that are on the iPhone. In this case, I'd like for the Mac to override the iPhone so everything is consistent with what's on the Treo. How can I do this?

heel5man,
In the Info tab in iTunes scroll down.
Choose the option to overwrite the data on the iPhone.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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