WASHINGTON (UPI) — 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 and 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 conclusion of their week-long
conference.

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 circumstances which may en-
danger 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 to hold a
third summit conference in as many years
was announced at a lavish banquet at the
Soviet Embassy. In a jovial atmosphere,
Nixon and Brezhnev dined and toasted
each other after signing pacts earlier in
the day to speed nuclear arms negotiations
and cooperate in research on peaceful uses
of nuclear energy.
 
Washington, D, C., Aug. 28—(/)—
Continuing conferences with Re-
publican committee managers in
‘east, Herbert Hoover today was as-
sembling information on which to
base a decision as to the extent he

will participate personally in the
presidential fight here.

William H. Hill, chairman of the

New York state Hoover committee,
had an engagement with the Re-
publican standard. bearer to sup-
plement the advices gven him yes-
terday by Charles D. Hiles, national
committeeman for New York, and
Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice. chairman
of the New Jersey. committee. |
East Requires Attention
Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the West indicate
that the eastern situation requires
attention and his advisors are urg-
ing him to go into New York, Mas-
sachusetts and New Jersey for at
least one speech for each state and
more if time can be found for them.
After he has canvassed the east-
ern situation, he will be in a position
to map out fairly well his campaign
up to election time. It is certain
that he will take adavantage of his
swing back to his home in Califor-
nia to vote after making a series of
addresses. Whether, he will take
the northern route home, through
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana and
Oregon, or the southern route re-
mains to be determined. .
To Visit Middle West
Before that time he very probab-
ly will go into the Middlewest,
speaking at Chicago and some oth-
er cities, and also into the border
states, but these addresses are like-
ly to follow those in the East.
Should Hoover decide to make a
labor Day address next Mohday, it
will be in Wasington with a radio
hookup, it was stated today at his
office. . However, the candidate
thinks the time is too short for the
preparation of an address. —
Representatives of the Republican
candidate still were seeking today
to secure a building in which to
open his personal headquarters. ~
Can't Find Office Room
The delay is causing the nom-
inee some inconvenience as he has
no place to carry on his office work,
which is piling up. He also wants
a suitable assembling place for del-
egations that will come here to see
him and for the accommodaticn ot
newspaper correspondents.
| It is indicated that after the of-
fice is set up, Hoover will see the
correspondents much more fre-
quently than he did on ‘his © recent
western tour. He probably will talk
with them three times a week, but
there is no indication that he wil
-|Yemove the ban against being
| quoted, which he imposed when he
|| Started westward the middle’ of last
| month,
 