THE ANNUAL REGISTER OF WORLD EVENTS, 1955. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER OF WORLD EVENTS, 1955. -- ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION -- ANNUAL REGISTER 1955 -- PART I -- HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER I -- THE FIRST QUARTER -- CHAPTER II -- THE GENERAL ELECTION -- CHAPTER III -- JUNE TO SEPTEMBER -- CHAPTER IV -- THE LAST QUARTER -- CHAPTER V -- SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND -- PART II -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I -- CANADA -- CHAPTER II -- AUSTRALIA -- NEW ZEALAND -- DEPENDENT TERRITORIES -- 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 -- LEGAL -- ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL -- THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY -- THE ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION -- THE SOUTH EAST ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE -- THE AFRO-ASIAN CONFERENCE -- THE GENEVA CONFERENCES -- THE ' SUMMIT ' CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF STATES -- THE FOUR-POWER CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS -- OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES -- CHAPTER II -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER III -- THE U.S.S.R. -- CHAPTER IV -- FRANCE -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- SWITZERLAND -- ITALY -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- CHAPTER V -- GERMANY -- WESTERN GERMANY -- EASTERN GERMANY -- BERLIN -- THE SAAR -- POLAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- CHAPTER VI -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- AUSTRIA -- HUNGARY -- RUMANIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- BULGARIA -- GREECE -- TURKEY -- CHAPTER VII -- MIDDLE EAST DEFENCE : THE ARAB LEAGUE -- EGYPT -- THE SUDAN.

ETHIOPIA -- LIBYA -- ISRAEL -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- THE LEBANON -- SAUDI ARABIA -- IRAQ -- PERSIA -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER VIII -- BURMA -- CHINA -- JAPAN -- KOREA -- THAILAND -- INDO-CHINA -- INDONESIA -- THE PHILIPPINES -- CHAPTER IX -- LATEST AMERICA-ARGENTINA-BRAZIL-CHILE -- LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- PART IV -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1955. -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE IN 1955 -- LITERATURE -- THE ARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- THE 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 -- DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL MANPOWER IN GREAT BRITAIN -- PRICES -- BUILDING -- LAW -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS -- PACT OF MUTUAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY -- SPECIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRAQ -- TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE U.S.S.R. AND OTHER EUROPEAN COMMUNIST-RULED STATES. -- AUSTRIAN STATE TREATY -- TREATY ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S.S.R. AND THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- OBITUARIES -- INDEX.