THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1981. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A RECORDS OF EVENTS 1981. -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1981. -- EDITORIAL -- I. HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 1 -- A QUEEN APPARENT -- CHAPTER 2 -- RIOTS, RACE AND THE POLICE -- CHAPTER 3 -- POLITICAL DRAMA -- CHAPTER 4 -- TORY DISSENT -- CHAPTER 5 -- GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AND REACTIONS -- CHAPTER 6 -- TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS -- CHAPTER 7 -- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -- 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 -- THE CARIBBEAN -- JAMAICA -- BARBADOS -- GUYANA -- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -- BELIZE -- GRENADA -- THE BAHAMAS -- ST LUCIA -- DOMINICA -- ST VINCENT -- TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS -- ANTIGUA -- ANGUILLA -- ST KITTS-NEVIS -- MONTSERRAT -- CAYMAN ISLANDS -- BERMUDA -- 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 -- THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY -- ITALY -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- LUXEMBOURG -- THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- CHAPTER 2 -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- AUSTRIA -- SWITZERLAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- MALTA -- GIBRALTAR -- GREECE -- CYPRUS -- TURKEY -- 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 -- 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 -- MAURITANIA -- MALI -- GUINEA -- IVORY COAST -- UPPER VOLTA -- NIGER -- TOGO -- BENIN -- CAMEROON -- GABON -- CHAD -- CONGO -- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE REPUBLIC OF ZAÏRE -- RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- SÃO TOME AND PRINCIPE -- 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 -- BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY -- MALAGASY -- COMORO STATE -- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- HONG KONG -- BURMA -- THAILAND -- INDONESIA -- PHILIPPINES -- VIETNAM -- KAMPUCHEA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHINA -- TAIWAN -- 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 -- CHAPTER1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- POLITICAL -- ECONOMIC -- SOCIAL -- OTHER ISSUES -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 3 -- DEFENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS -- THE GLOBAL SCENE -- THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION -- THE WARSAW TREATY ORGANIZATION.

MUTUAL FORCE REDUCTIONS -- ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS -- THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 5 -- COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY -- EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- NORDIC COUNCIL -- COMECON -- CHAPTER 6 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTIONS -- SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES -- CHAPTER 7 -- THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- CHAPTER 8 -- THE CANCUN SUMMIT -- XII. RELIGION -- XIII. THE SCIENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ENVIRONMENT -- XIV. THE LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- XV. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THEATRE -- MUSIC -- CINEMA -- TELEVISION AND RADIO -- CHAPTER 2 -- ART -- ARCHITECTURE -- FASHION -- CHAPTER 3 -- LITERATURE -- XVI. SPORT -- ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL -- ATHLETICS -- BOXING -- CRICKET -- GOLF -- RUGBY FOOTBALL -- TENNIS -- MOTOR RACING -- THE TURF -- OTHER EVENTS -- XVII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- RIVAL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES -- CHAPTER 2 -- INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER 3 -- ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- NOTES ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- CHAPTER 5 -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XVIII. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- SOVIET-POLISH RELATIONS -- MILITARY TAKEOVER IN POLAND -- LIMITATION OF NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS -- ANGLO-IRISH RELATIONS -- THE MELBOURNE DECLARATION -- THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1981 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER.

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