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 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 endanger 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.

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 sell them on
expanded trade with Russia.

Raising their glasses in a red and
gold trimmed banquet room
Thursday night, Nixon and Brezhnev
pledged a continued, effort to expand
SovietAmerican friendship.

i “ . 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 consistent line
reflecting the permanent principles
of Soviet foreign policy ... [t is a line
that rests on the full support of our
people.”
 
Log Angeles, Cal, Aug. 28—(P}—
Edward L. Doheny and directors of
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company, today faced ao
lnl of complaint demanding an ac-
counting of $10,000,000 stockholders

Ellege they have lost in the fraud-
uient lease of the Elk His nayal
cil reserve.

The complaint, {led in behalf of
frank Ho Kunkel, Cinelnnat!, and
inther shareholders, declared the loss
‘resulted from the caucellation of
| the lease by  deciston of the
Uniled States supreme court after
the company had spent several mil-
llon dollars in the development of
the field. *

The lease was negolleled for the
government by Albert I" Fall, then
aecreinty of the interior.

The $100,000 celivered to Fall by
EH L, Doheny, jr. in the much dls-
cussed “Wittle black satchel” was de-
elared in the suit to have been
inven by the stockholders and used
as & bribe. An necounting of this
exchange also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the com-
qualnt thal nelther he nor any of
tha plaintiff stockholders had any
anowledge of the negotinuions and
describes Doheny’s conduct of the
aenl as a “fraud not only against
the Uniled States but also against
{the Pan American company and its
ttockhalders,” Doheny is charged
with dominating the affalrs of the
company when the iease was signed.
 