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 “‘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 iia
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 and
security.”
Briefs Leaders

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.”’

A 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 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 4
‘American businessmen to sell
‘them on expanded trade with
Russia.

_ Raising their glasses in a red
and gold trimmed _ banquet
‘rocm ‘Thursday night, Nixon
and Brezhnev pledged a con-

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United
States and the Soviet Union Thursday
signed an agreement of principles de-
signed to permanently limit nuclear
weapons by the end of 1974.

President Nixon and Communist leader
Leonid I. Brezhnev signed for their
nations at the White House. The
agreement, the outstanding accom-
plishment of their summit talks, was
cemented at the President's Camp David
retreat in the Maryland mountains.

The two nations agreed as a matter of
principle that efforts by one or the other
to obtain a nuclear advantage would be
inconsistent with the goal of
strengthening peaceful relations.

The agreement is designed to spur
negotiators for both countries at now-
recessed talks in Geneva. Significantly,
the arms limitation envisioned by the end
of next year would include not only
numbers but the quality of the missiles
themselves.

Nixon and Brezhnev also agreed that
limitation on strategic offensive arms
must be subject to ‘‘adequate veri-
fication.’’ Both nations would be per-
mitted to modernize and replace weapons
only under conditions to be agreed upon
at Geneva.

At the same time, Nixon and Brezhnev
signed a 10-year pact to expand
 cooperation between the two countries on
peaceful uses of atomic energy. It suc-
ceeds a series of two-year agreements.

The major points of the compact in-
clude: (1) controlling thermonuclear
fusion; (2) research on “fast breeder’
reactors which create more fuel than
they consume; (3) research on the fun-
damental properties of physicai matter.
 