THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1954. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER OF WORLD EVENTS, 1954. -- ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION -- ANNUAL REGISTER 1954 -- PART I -- HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER I -- THE FIRST QUARTER -- CHAPTER II -- EASTER TO MIDSUMMER -- CHAPTER III -- MIDSUMMER TO MICHAELMAS -- CHAPTER IV -- THE LAST QUARTER -- CHAPTER V -- SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND -- PART II -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I -- CANADA -- CHAPTER II -- AUSTRALIA -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER III -- THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA -- THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND -- CHAPTER IV -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- CEYLON -- CHAPTER V -- THE COLONIAL EMPIRE -- PART III -- FOREIGN HISTORY -- CHAPTER I -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- POLITICAL -- DEPENDENCIES -- ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL -- THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION -- EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION -- THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY -- THE BERLIN CONFERENCE -- THE GENEVA CONFERENCE -- THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE -- THE LONDON NINE-POWER CONFERENCE AND WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES -- CHAPTER II -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER III -- THE U.S.S.R . -- CHAPTER IV -- FRANCE -- OVERSEAS TERRITORIES -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- ITALY -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- CHAPTER V -- GERMANY -- WESTERN GERMANY -- BERLIN AND THE SOVIET ZONE -- POLAND -- SWEDEN -- DENMARK -- FINLAND -- CHAPTER VI -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- AUSTRIA -- HUNGARY -- RUMANIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- BULGARIA -- ALBANIA -- GREECE -- TURKEY -- TRIESTE FREE TERRITORY -- CHAPTER VII -- MIDDLE EAST DEFENCE : THE ARAB LEAGUE -- EGYPT -- THE SUDAN -- LIBYA -- ISRAEL -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- THE LEBANON -- SAUDI ARABIA -- IRAQ -- PRESIA -- CHAPTER VIII -- BURMA.

CHINA -- JAPAN -- KOREA -- THAILAND -- INDO-CHINA -- INDONESIA -- THE PHILIPPINES -- CHAPTER IX -- INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- GUATEMALA -- PARAGUAY -- PART IV -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1954 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE IN 1954 -- LITERATURE -- THE ARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- CINEMA -- BROADCASTING -- ARCHITECTURE -- THE YEAR IN SCIENCE -- FINANCE, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY -- GOVERNMENT FINANCE -- NATIONAL DEBT -- UNITED KINGDOM BALANCE OF PAYMENTS -- REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF UNITED KINGDOM BALANCE OF PAYMENTS -- STERLING AREA GOLD AND DOLLAR ACCOUNTS -- MONETARY AND BANKING POSITION -- STOCK EXCHANGE AND CAPITAL MARKET -- OVERSEAS TRADE -- INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -- PRICES -- MAIN INDUSTRIES AND TRANSPORT -- LAW -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS -- THE INDO-CHINA ARMISTICE AND THE FINAL DECLARATION OF THE GENEVA CONFERENCE -- THE INDO-CHINA ARMISTICE -- THE FINAL DECLARATION OP THE GENEVA CONFERENCE -- UNITED STATES DECLARATION -- THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN DEFENCE TREATY -- UNITED STATES ' UNDERSTANDING ' -- INDO-CHINA STATES -- THE PACIFIC CHARTER -- THE LONDON NINE-POWER AGREEMENT -- I.-GERMAN SOVEREIGNTY -- II.-BRUSSELS TREATY -- III.-UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, AND CANADIAN ASSURANCES -- IV.--N.A.T.O. -- V.-DECLARATION BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND JOINT DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- VI.-FUTURE PROCEDURE -- THE PARIS AGREEMENTS -- THE FOUR-POWER AGREEMENTS TO END THE OCCUPATION OF WESTERN GERMANY -- THE NINE-POWER AGREEMENTS ON WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- THE 14-POWER AGREEMENTS ON GERMAN ENTRY IN TO N.A.T.O. -- THE FRANCO-GERMAN AGREEMENT ON THE SAAR.

THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN AGREEMENT ON THE SUEZ CANAL BASE -- OBITUARIES -- INDEX.