THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1986 -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENT, 1986 -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1986. -- EDITORIAL -- I. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE LOOM OF AN ELECTION -- CHAPTER 2 -- FATEFUL DAYS FOR FLEET STREET AND THE CITY -- CHAPTER 3 -- ROYAL JOY AND EMBARRASSMENT -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME -- CHAPTER 5 -- A CONTROVERSIAL SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP -- CHAPTER 6 -- TOWN HALLS UNDER FIRE -- CHAPTER 7 -- POLITICS, PENSIONS AND POLICE -- CHAPTER 8 -- SCOTLAND -- CHAPTER 9 -- WALES -- CHAPTER 10 -- NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER 2 -- CANADA -- CHAPTER 3 -- LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- ECUADOR -- PARAGUAY -- PERU -- URUGUAY -- VENEZUELA -- CUBA -- THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI -- CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- MEXICO -- CHAPTER 4 -- JAMAICA -- GUYANA -- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- BARBADOS -- BELIZE -- GRENADA -- THE BAHAMAS -- THE LEEWARD & WINDWARD ISLANDS -- SURINAME -- III. THE USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE USSR -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- HUNGARY -- ROMANIA -- BULGARIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- ALBANIA -- MONGOLIA -- IV. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- FRANCE -- FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY -- ITALY -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- LUXEMBOURG -- REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- CHAPTER 2 -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- AUSTRIA -- SWITZERLAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- GIBRALTAR -- MALTA -- GREECE -- TURKEY -- CYPRUS -- V. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ARAB WORLD -- EGYPT -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- LEBANON -- IRAQ -- CHAPTER 3 -- SAUDI ARABIA -- YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC.

THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN -- THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- CHAPTER 4 -- SUDAN -- LIBYA -- TUNISIA -- WESTERN SAHARA -- ALGERIA -- MOROCCO -- VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ETHIOPIA -- SOMALIA -- DJIBOUTI -- KENYA -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- CHAPTER 2 -- GHANA -- NIGERIA -- SIERRA LEONE -- THE GAMBIA -- LIBERIA -- CHAPTER 3 -- SENEGAL -- GUINEA -- MALI -- MAURITANIA -- CÔTE D'IVOIRE -- BURKINA FASO -- NIGER -- TOGO -- BENIN -- CAMEROON -- CHAD -- GABON -- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- CONGO -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ZAÏRE -- RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- SÄO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE -- MOZAMBIQUE -- ANGOLA -- CHAPTER 2 -- ZAMBIA -- MALAWI -- ZIMBABWE -- NAMIBIA -- BOTSWANA -- LESOTHO -- SWAZILAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA -- VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- IRAN -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER 2 -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- BANGLADESH -- SRI LANKA -- NEPAL -- CHAPTER 3 -- SEYCHELLES -- MAURITIUS -- MALAGASY AND COMORO STATE -- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- BURMA -- THAILAND -- MALAYSIA -- BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- INDONESIA -- PHILIPPINES -- VIETNAM -- KAMPUCHEA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 2 -- PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- TAIWAN -- HONG KONG -- JAPAN -- SOUTH KOREA -- NORTH KOREA -- X. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC -- CHAPTER 1 -- AUSTRALIA -- PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- CHAPTER 2 -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- POLITICAL -- ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL -- SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN -- LEGAL ISSUES -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 4 -- COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY -- EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

NORDIC COUNCIL -- COMECON -- CHAPTER 5 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES -- SISTEMA ECONOMICA LATINO-AMERICANO -- CHAPTER 6 -- THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- XII. DEFENCE AND ARMS CONTROL -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE GLOBAL SCENE -- CHAPTER 2 -- NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT -- CHAPTER 3 -- ARMS CONTROL -- XIII. RELIGION -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- A NUCLEAR POWER DISASTER -- CHAPTER 2 -- MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND ADVANCES -- CHAPTER 3 -- SPACE RESEARCH AND CLIMATOLOGY -- CHAPTER 4 -- TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER 5 -- ENVIRONMENT -- XV. THE LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- XVI. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- MUSIC -- DANCE/BALLET -- THEATRE -- THE CINEMA -- TELEVISION AND RADIO -- CHAPTER 2 -- ART -- ARCHITECTURE -- FASHION -- CHAPTER 3 -- LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- SWITCHBACK IN OIL PRICES -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 5 -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- SOUTH AFRICA, APARTHEID AND SANCTIONS -- 1. REPORT OF THE COMMONWEALTH EMINENT PERSONS GROUP -- 2. THE SOUTH AFRICAN STATE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE -- 3. THE COMMONWEALTH AND SANCTIONS -- CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM -- THE TOKYO SUMMIT -- THE CHANNEL TUNNEL TREATY -- THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1986 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.