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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 ‘‘im-
mediately enter into urgent
consultations with each other’
should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon aiid 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 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 cir-
cumstances 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
0 hold a third summit conference
n as Many years was announced
it a lavish banquet at the Soviet
=mbassy. In a jovial atmosphere,
Nixon and Brezhnev dined and
oasted each other after signing
yacts earlier in the day to speed
uclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on peaceful
ises of nuclear energy.
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
President Nixon and _ Sovie
leader Leonid I.  Brezhney
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

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