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
ktoom of the White House a few hours before
iheir scheduled departure aboard the
presidential jetliner for San Clemente, Calif.,
for the conclusion of their week-long con-
ference.
 
WASHINGTON (UPL) — President
Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid I.
Brezhnev, already planning another
summit meeting next year, formally
pledged Friday to avoid military con-
frontations and threats of force that
might trigger nuclear war.

The vows were contained in a policy dec-
laration which also said the leaders of the
two superpowers would “immediately en-
ter into urgent consultations with each oth-
er’ if a nuclear conflict threatened.

Shorily before Nixon and Brezhnev
signed the agreement in the East Room of
the White House, Treasury Secretary
 George P. Shultz and Soviet Trade Min-
ister Nikolai §. Patolichey met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair House to in-
itial another pact intended to strengthen
commerce between the United Stales and
the Soviet Union. About 50 captains of
American industry were present at the sig-
ning.

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

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