Rome, May 10 (®)—Pope of the
Roman Catholic church and a
member of Britain’s Royal! house
meet today for the first time In
more than a quarter of a cen-
tury.

Pope Pius XII will reccive pret-
ty Princess Margaret Rose in pri-
vale audience in his personal li-
brary.

Afterwards the princess will
visit the Valican museum's Sis-
tene chapel to see Michaelan-
gelo’s ‘Last Judgment.”

Some English Protestants had
asked King George io prevent
her audience with the Pope.

The last meeting between the
Pope and British royalty sas 2€
years ago when the princess’
grandparents, King George V
and Quecn Mary, were received
by Pope Pius XI, predecessor ot!
the present pontiff.
 
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 agree-
ment —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 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 coun-
tries, 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 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 pre-
vent 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 at-
mosphere, 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.

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 Washington. He will
pre-tape a television address which will be
iroadcast to the American people Sunday
evening.

Brezhnev leaves the United States
Monday for Paris.

An agreement to accelerate the
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
in Geneva was the high point of the sum-
mit so far. Nixon and Brezhnev signed a
statement of seven principles that will
lead negotiators toward the goal of con-
cluding a permanent offensive nuclear
arms control agreement by the. end of
1974.
 