VATICAN CITY, May 10.-(#)--
Pope Pius XII received Princess
Margaret of England today in a 20-
minute private audience.

It was the first meeting of a
member of British royalty with the
Roman Catholic Pontiff in more
than a quarter century. Margaret
made the visit despite objections in
England by Protestant organiza-
tions,

The audience took place in the
Pope's private library shortly after
the 18-year-old British princess had
visited the Sistine Chapel. Mar+
garel wore a black lace dress and
a black veil,

An official Vatican communique
on the mecting said the Princess
had “an affable” talk with the
Pontiff. She then introduced
members of her party, including
Maj, T. C. Harvey, the Queen's sec-
retary, and Lady Harvey.

The party was escorted by the
British Minister to the Holy See
John V. T. Perowne,

A crowd of “about 1000 waited
for an hour for the Princess tc
emerge from one of the mair
gales of Si. Peter's Square. How-
ever, when the audience was ove!
she slipped oui of the St. Uffiz
gate which opens on a side stree!
and went to the British Embassy.
 
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
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 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 other 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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