WASHINGTON (UPI) — President
Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezh-
nev, already planning another summit
meeting next year, 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 Minis-
ter Nikolai S. Patolichey met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair House to
initial another pact intended to
strengthen 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 to depart aboard the President’s
 jetliner for San Clemente, Calif., where
they planned to conclude their confer-
ences 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 Mos-
cow next year were accompanied by
champagne toasts. The jovial atmos-
phere reflected the signing earlier in the
day of pacts intended to accelerate
negotiations to limit and reduce offensive

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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.”’

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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.
 