WASHINGION (OPI) —
President Nixon and Soviet
Jeader Leonid 1. 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 iwo 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 cighth
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,. tne two.
leaders promised that the
United States and the Soviet
Unien “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 endanger
international peace and
security.”

In advance of the signing,
Nixon briefed congressional
leaders of both parties on the
 declaration, which is a state
ment 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.'*

Kissinger said steps toward
the agreement began at the
end of the Moscow. summit
meeting between Nixon and
Brezhnev in May, 1972.
Kissinger said the accord
“can be a_ significant
landmark in relations
between the two great nuclear
powers."”

Tre. accord, effective im-
 mediately, is of unlimited
duration and both parties said
nothing in it would affect ar
impair the right of individual
or collective - self-defense
under the U.N. Charter or
separate treaty obligations,
such as those the United
States has as a member of
NATO.

Asked how the agreement.
might relate to current
American bombing in
Cambodia, Kissinger said
only that such military
operations were in progress
when the agreement was
negotiated.
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
‘President Nixon and Sovie
leader Leonid I. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military
confrontations and threats ot
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 inte 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 —ln 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 twe
leaders promised that the
\United States and the Sovie'
Union “will act in such ¢
manner as to prevent th
idevelopment of situations capa
ble of causing a dangerou
exacerbation of their relations
as to avoid military confronta
itions, and to exclude th
outbreak of nuclear war be
‘tween them and between eitne
lof the parties and othe
countries.”’

The accord alse calls for th
signatories to proceed from th
premise that each will refrai

“from the threat or ase of fore
against the other party, agains
the allies of the other party
‘and against other countries, i
‘circumstances which may er
, danger international peace an
; * security.’

In advance of the signing
* Nixon briefed congression¢
‘leaders of both partes on th
declaration, which is a State
ment of policy —not a treaty -
and therefore does not requir
| 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 summi
conference in as many year
was announced at a  lavisi
banquet at the Soviet Embassy
In a jovial atmosphere, Nixoe
and Brezhnev dined and toaster
each other after signing pact:
earlier in the day to speec
nuclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on
 t peaceful uses of nuclear ener.
; gy.

| Before they boarded the
“Spirit of 76° for a late
afternoon flight to the Western
| White House, Brezhnev  ar-
ranged to meet with 40
American businessmen to sel]
them oa expanded trade with
Russia.
 