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
“immediately enter into urgent con-
sultations with each other” should the
Tisk 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 con-
frontations, 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 cther party, and
against other countries, in cir-
cumstances which may endanger in-
ternational 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.

Before they boarded the “Spirit of 76”
for a late afternoon flight to the Western
White House, Brezhnev arranged to
meet with 40 American businessmen to

sell them on expanded trade with
Russia.

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Washington, Aug. 28.—Continuing
conferences with republican cam-
paign managers in the east, Herbert
Hoover today was assembling infor-
mation upon which to base a decision
as to the extent he will participate
personally in the presidential fight
there.

William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York state Hoover committee,
had an engagement with the repub-
lican standard bearer to supplement
the advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York,, and Daniel
E. Pomeroy, vice-chairman of the
New Jersey committee.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that thie 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 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 posi-
tion to fairly well map out his cam-
paign up to election time. It is cer-
tain that he will take advantage of
his swing back to his home in Callt-
fornia to vote for 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.

Before that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak-
ing at Chicago and some cther cities,
and also into the border states, but
these addresses are likely to follow
those in the east. Some of his ad-
visers think he should speak in
New York and nearby states not
later than early October.

Should Hoover decide to make a
Labor day address next Monday, it
will be in Washington, with a radio
hookup, it was stated today at his
cffice. However, the candidate thinks
the time is too short for the pre-
paration of an address.
 