WASHINGTON (AP) — The
United States and the Soviet
Union Thursday signed an
agreement in principle to lim-
it and possibly reduce their
stockpiles of offensive nuclear
weapons by the end of 1974.

President Nixon and Soviet
Communist leader Leonid I.
Brezhnev raised their cham-
pagne glasses in toasts to suc-
cess at the ceremony in the
White House East Room.

The agreement, the out-
standing accomplishment of
their week-long summit was
forged by Nixon and Brézh-
nev earlier at Camp David,
the presidential retreat in the
mountains of Maryland. It is
designed to spur negotiators
for the two countries at the
recessed strategic arms limi-
tation talks (SALT) in Gen-
eva.

For the first time, the two
nations committed themselves
in principle to actual reduc-
 tions of their nuclear weapon-
ry as well as to permanent
limitations. Also significantly,
the United States evidently is
bowing to Soviet objections to
On-site inspections.

One of the seven stated
principles provides that ‘‘na-
tional technical means’ be
the system of verifying
whether Washington and Mos-
 cow were living up to a mis-
sile limitation.

Surveillance of multiple in-
dependently targeted  war-
heads MIRVS evidently would
be restricted mostly to obser-
vation by radar and spy sat-
ellite while in flight tests.

Henry A. Kissinger, the
President’s national security
adviser, briefing newsmen,
 said that “those MIRV agree-
ments that are not verifiable
by national technical means
would be difficult to recon-
cile”’ with the objective of re-
stricting complex nuclear of-
fensive weapons.

The two nations agreed in
another provision that efforts

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WASHINGTON (UPI) —
President Nixon and Soviet
leader Leonid 1. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military
confrontations and threats of
force that might lead to nuclear
war belween their two nations.

In-a policy declaration, * the
leaders of the two nuclear
superpowers agreed to “im-
mediately enter into urgent
cansultations with each- other”
should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon and Brezhnev signed
the apreement —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 jefliner for San
Clemente, Calif., for the cunclu-
sion of their week-long con-
ference.

In the agreement, the two
leaders promised that the
United States and the Saviet
Union “will act in such a
manner as to prevent the
development of situations capa-
ble of causing a dangerous
exacerbation of their relations,
as to avoid military confronta-
 lions, and to exclude the
outbreak of nuclear war be-
tween 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.”

'n advance vf the signing,
Nixon briefed congressional
 leaders of both parties on the
declaraliun, 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.’

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 ather after signing pacts
earlier in the day- to speed
nuclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on

peaceful uses of nuclear ener

By.

Before they boarded the
“Spirit of 74% for a late
afternoon flight to the Westeit
White House, Brezhnev ar
 ranged ta meet. with 40
American businessmen to sell
them on expanded trade with
Hussia.

Raising their glasses in a red.
and gold trimmed banquet
room Thursday night, Nixon
and Brezhnev pledged a con-
tinued effort to expand Soviet-
American friendship.

“... The Soviet Union's line at
improving relations with the
United States is not some
temporary phenomenon,” the
stocky Brezhnev said, “it is a
firm and censistent line reflect-
ing the permanent principles of
Suvict foreign policy Tt isa
line hal rests on the full
support of our people.”

Nixon replied he hoped the
third summit meeting could be
held next June. He indicated he
wished the meetings to became
csoinval affairs.

 

 
 