Vea SHOCTATER TESS OTaAIT Writer) 7

Washington, Aug. 2S— (#) —Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign managers in the east, Her-
bert Hoover today was assemblying
information upon which to hase a de-
cision as to the extent he will partic-
ipate personally in the presidential
‘fight there.
| William H. Hill, chairman of ‘the
New York state Hoover committee,
had an engagement with the Republi-
ean standard bearer to supplement
the advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national committee-
man for New York, and Daniel FR.
Pomeroy, vice chairman of ‘the New
Jersey committee.

Reports. received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers are
urging him to go into New York,
Massachusetts and New Jersey for
at least one speech in each state.

It is certain that he will take ad-
vantage of his swing back to his home
in California for making a series of
addresses,

Before that time he very probably
will go into the Middle West, speak-
ing at Chicago and some other cities,
and also into the border states, but
these addresses are likely to follow
those in the East.

Representatives of the Republican
candidate still were seeking today to.
secure a building in which to open his
personal headquarters.

The delay is causing the, nominee
some inconvenience as he has no
place to carry on his office work. He
also wants a_ suitable assemblying
place for delegations that will come
here to see him and for the accom-
modation of the newspaper correspon-
dents assigned to his headquarters.
 
Se a ee ee ee eae a
President Nixon and Soviet
leader Leonid I. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military
confrontations and threats of
force that might lead to nuclear
war between their two nations.

In a policy declaration, the
leaders of the two nuclear
superpowers agreed to ‘‘im-
mediately enter into urgent
consultations with each other’
should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon aiid Brezhnev signed the
agreement —the eighth since the
start of their summit talks —in a
ceremony in the East Room of the
White House a few hours before
their scheduled departure aboard
the presidential jetliner for San
Clemente, Calif., for the conclu-
sion of their week-long con-
ference.

In the agreement, the two
leaders promised that the United
States and the Soviet Union ‘‘will
act in such a manner as to
prevent the development of
situations capable of causing a
dangerous exacerbation of their
relations, as to avoid military
confrontations, and to exclude the
outbreak of nuclear war between
them and between either of the
parties and other countries.”

The accord also calls for the
signatories to proceed from the
premise that each will refrain
“from the threat or use of force
against the other party, against
the allies of the other party, and
against other countries, in cir-
cumstances which may endanger
international peace and
security.”

In advance of the signing,
Nixon briefed congressional
leaders of both parties on the
declaration, which is a statement
of policy —not a treaty — and
therefore does not require Senate
ratification.

Presidential adviser Henry A.
Kissinger said the intent of the
doctrine was ‘‘to prevent the
outbreak of nuclear war.”

The decision of the two leaders
0 hold a third summit conference
n as Many years was announced
it a lavish banquet at the Soviet
=mbassy. In a jovial atmosphere,
Nixon and Brezhnev dined and
oasted each other after signing
yacts earlier in the day to speed
uclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on peaceful
ises of nuclear energy.
 