WASHINGTON ‘UPI) — President
Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid I.
Brezhnev, already planning another sum-

‘mit meeting next vear, formally pledged
today to avoid military confrontations and
threats of force that might trigger nuclear
war

The vows were contained in a policy
declaration which also said the leaders of
the two superpowers would “immediately
enter into urgent consultations with each
other’ if a nuclear conflict threatened.

Shortly before Nixon and Brezhnev
signed the agreement in the East Room of
the White House, Treasury Secretary
George P. Shultz and Soviet Trade
Minister Nikolai S. Patolichev met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair House to
initial another pact intended to
commerce between the United States and
the Soviet Union. About 50 captains of
American industry were present at the
signing.

The two latest accords brought to eight
the number reached since the start of the
summit talks Monday. They were signed a
few hours before Nixon and Brezhnev were
io depart aboard the President's jetliner
 for San Clemente, Calif.. where they
planned to conclude their conferences over
the weekend.

The decision by the two leaders to hold a
third summit meeting in as many years
was announced Thursday night at a lavish
banquet in the Soviet Embassy.

Their promises to meet again in Moscow
next year were accompanied by cham-
pagne toasts. The jovial atmosphere
reflected the signing earlier in the day of
pacts intended to accelerate negotiations
to limit and reduce offensive nuclear
weapons and exchange research on
peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Today's promises to refrain from
military confrontations went into effect
immediately upon signing of the policy
declaration about 12:30 p.m. EDT.

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.”
 
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.
 