THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1956. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER OF WORLD EVENTS 1956. -- ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION 1956 -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1956. -- PART I -- HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER I -- THE FIRST QUARTER -- CHAPTER II -- EASTER TO MIDSUMMER -- CHAPTER III -- MIDSUMMER TO MICHAELMAS-THE SUEZ CRISIS -- CHAPTER IV -- THE LAST QUARTER-INTERVENTION IN EGYPT -- CHAPTER V -- SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND -- PART II -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I -- CANADA -- CHAPTER II -- AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND -- AUSTRALIA -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER III -- THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND -- THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA -- THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND -- CHAPTER IV -- INDIA-PAKISTAN-CEYLON -- 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 WARSAW TREATY -- THE BAGHDAD PACT -- THE SOUTH EAST ASIA TREATY ORGANIZATION -- THE LONDON CONFERENCES ON THE SUEZ CANAL -- 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 -- THE SAAR -- POLAND -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- CHAPTER VI -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- AUSTRIA -- HUNGARY -- RUMANIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- BULGARIA -- GREECE -- TURKEY -- CHAPTER VII.

THE ARAB WORLD IN GENERAL -- EGYPT -- THE SUDAN -- LIBYA -- THE YEMEN -- ISRAEL -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- THE LEBANON -- IRAQ -- PERSIA -- CHAPTER VIII -- BURMA -- CHINA -- JAPAN -- KOREA -- THAILAND -- VIETNAM -- CAMBODIA -- LAOS -- INDONESIA -- THE PHILIPPINES -- CHAPTER IX -- LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- PART IV -- THE YEAR IN SCIENCE -- PART V -- LITERATURE, THE ARTS, ECONOMICS, AND LAW, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- LITERATURE -- THE ARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- CINEMA -- BROADCASTING -- TELEVISION -- ARCHITECTURE -- 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 -- BUILDING -- PRICES -- LAW -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS -- EGYPTIAN LAW NATIONALIZING THE SUEZ CANAL COMPANY -- JOINT STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF FRANCE, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES PROPOSING A CONFERENCE ON THE SUEZ CANAL ON 16 AUGUST 1956 -- THE '18-NATIONS' PROPOSALS ADOPTED AT THE FIRST LONDON CONFERENCE ON THE SUEZ CANAL -- LETTER FROM PRESIDENT NASSER TO THE RT. HON. R. G. MENZIES, CHAIRMAN OF THE 5-NATION COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT THE ' 18-NATIONS PROPOSALS' TO THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT -- STATEMENT BY THE ' 18-NATIONS' AND DECLARATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUEZ CANAL USERS' ASSOCIATION AT THE SECOND LONDON CONFERENCE ON THE SUEZ CANAL -- U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION INCORPORATING THE 6 SIX PRINCIPLES' REQUIRED IN ANY SETTLEMENT OP THE SUEZ QUESTION -- COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OE THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT.

COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL -- U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION -- U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON THE SETTING UP OF AN EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN EGYPT -- U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN EGYPT -- ANGLO-FRENCH IDENTICAL NOTES TO THE U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES FROM EGYPT -- JOINT FRANCO-MOROCCAN DECLARATION RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF MOROCCO -- FRANCO-TUNISIAN PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF TUNISIA -- OBITUARIES -- PART V -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1956 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.