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 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 conclu: |
sion of their week-long con-

ference. |
 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 capa-
ble of causing a dangerous
exacerbation of their relations,
as to avoid military confronta-
tions, 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 anc
security.”

 
 In advance of the signing,
Nixon briefed congressional
leaders of both parties on the
declaration, which is a. state-
ment of policy—not a treaty—
and therefore does not require
‘Senate ratification.
| Presidential advisor 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 (oasted
each other after signing pacts
earlier in the day to. speed
nuclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on
peaceful uses of nuclear ener:
(gv.
 Before they boarded _ the
“Sort of i fer «a leu
aiternoon flight to the Westerr
White House, Brezhnev ar

ranged to meet with 4
American businessmen to sel
them en expanded trade wit!
Russia.

Raising their glasses in a ret
and gold trimmed banque
room Thursday night, Nixo
and Brezhnev pledged a con
tinued effort to expand Soviet
American friendship.

* . . The Soviet Union's lin
at improving relations with thi
United States is not som
temporary phenomenon,” th
stocky Brezhnev said. “It is ;
firm and consistent line reflect
ing the permanent principles o
Soviet foreign policy .. . It is «
line that rests on the ful
‘support of our people.”
 | Nixon replied he hoped the
third summit meeting could be
held next June. He indicated he
wished the meetings to become
) annual affairs.
| “These summit meetings
have brought us closer’ to
| gether, have brought greater
| understanding of our differ.
.ences and greater determina-
iHon te reduce. those
. dilferences.’’ Nixon said.
Brezhnev will be a guest at
» Nixon's home in San Clemente,
»La Casa Pacifica. from this
-evening until Sunday morning
»when he flies back to Washing.
ton. He will opretape a
-television address which will be
‘broadcast to the American
. people Sunday evening.
| Brezhnev leaves the United
States M\iondayv for Paris.
 
WOOTILINUGLUN CUPL —
President Nixon and Soviet
leader Leonid I. Brezhnev,
already planning another sum-
mit meeting next year, formal-
ly 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 ‘immedi-
ately enter into urgent con-
sultations 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. Patolichey met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair
House to initial another pact
intended to strengthen com-
merce 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 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 champagne
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 re-
search 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 con-
frontations, and to exclude the
outbreak of nuclear wars
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 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.”’

Kissinger said steps toward
the agreement began at the end
of the Moscow summit meeting
between Nixon and Brezhnev in
 May, 1972. Kissinger said the
accord “can be a significant
landmark in relations between
the two great nuclear powers.”

The accord, effective im-
mediately, is of unlimited
duration and both parties said
nothing in it would affect or
impair the right of individual or
collective self-defense under
the U.N. Charter or separate
treaty obligations, such as
those the United States has as a
member of NATO.

Kissinger said the
declaration is a ‘formal
obligation” on the part of the
United States and the Soviet
Union ‘“‘to practice restraint in
diplomacy and to build a peace
that is permanent.”

Asked how the agreement
might relate to current Ameri-
can bombing in Cambodia,
Kissinger said only that such
military operations were in
progress when the agreement
was negotiated.

But he conceded the use of
force in such circumstances
could threaten “the letter and
spirit of this agreement.”
Kissinger said United States
had consulted with several
allies before concluding the
accord.

The signing of the agreement
was the major action of the
morning for the two leaders.

Brezhnev will be a guest at
Nixon’s home in San Clemente,
La Casa Pacifica, from this
evening until Sunday morning
when he flies back to Washing-

ton
 