THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1953. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1953. -- ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION -- ANNUAL REGISTER 1953 -- PART I -- HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER I -- BEFORE EASTER-THE EAST COAST FLOODS -- CHAPTER II -- EASTER TO MIDSUMMER-THE CORONATION -- CHAPTER III -- MIDSUMMER TO MICHAELMAS-THE KOREAN TRUCE. -- CHAPTER IV -- THE LAST QUARTER-THE PRIME MINISTER'S RETURN -- CHAPTER V -- SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND -- PART IT -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I -- CANADA -- CHAPTER II -- AUSTRALIA -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER III -- THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA -- SOUTHERN RHODESIA -- CHAPTER IV -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- CEYLON -- CHAPTER V -- THE COLONIAL EMPIRE -- PART III -- FOREIGN HISTORY -- CHAPTER I -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- POLITICAL -- DEPENDENCIES -- LEGAL -- 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 EUROPEAN DEFENCE COMMUNITY -- OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES -- CHAPTER II -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. -- CHAPTER III -- THE U.S.S.R. -- CHAPTER IV -- FRANCE -- THE FRENCH UNION -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- SWITZERLAND -- ITALY -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- CHAPTER V -- GERMANY -- WESTERN GERMANY -- BERLIN AND THE SOVIET ZONE -- POLAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- FINLAND -- CHAPTER VI -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- AUSTRIA -- HUNGARY -- RUMANIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- BULGARIA -- ALBANIA -- GREECE. -- TURKEY -- TRIESTE FREE TERRITORY -- THE CAUSE OF THE DISPUTE IN 1953 -- CHAPTER VII -- THE ARAB LEAGUE -- EGYPT -- THE SUDAN -- LIBYA -- ISRAEL -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- THE LEBANON -- SAUDI ARABIA -- YEMEN -- IRAQ.

PERSIA -- CHAPTER VIII -- BURMA -- CHINA -- JAPAN -- KOREA. -- THAILAND -- INDO-CHINA -- INDONESIA -- THE PHILIPPINES -- CHAPTER IX -- INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BRAZIL -- BOLIVIA -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- GUATEMALA -- PARAGUAY -- PART IV -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1953 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE IN 1953. -- LITERATURE -- THE ARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THE THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- THE CINEMA -- BROADCASTING -- ARCHITECTURE -- THE YEAR IN SCIENCE -- FINANCE, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY -- GOVERNMENT FINANCE -- NATIONAL DEBT -- MONETARY AND BANKING POSITION -- STOCK EXCHANGE AND CAPITAL MARKET -- UNITED KINGDOM BALANCE OF PAYMENTS -- REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF UNITED KINGDOM BALANCE OF PAYMENTS -- STERLING AREA GOLD AND DOLLAR ACCOUNTS -- OVERSEAS TRADE -- INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION -- PRICES -- MAIN INDUSTRIES AND TRANSPORT -- LAW -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS -- THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN AGREEMENT CONCERNING SELF-GOVERNMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THE SUDAN -- THE KOREAN ARMISTICE AGREEMENT -- MUTUAL DEFENCE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA -- THE FEDERAL SCHEME FOR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA AND NYASALAND -- OBITUARIES -- INDEX.