THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1973 -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : WORLD EVENTS, 1973 -- CONTRIBUTORS -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1973 -- EDITORIAL -- WORLD EVENTS IN 1973 -- I. HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 -- PAY, PRICES AND ANTI-INFLATION POLICIES -- CHAPTER 2 -- BRITAIN IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 3 -- TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND -- CHAPTER 4 -- GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION -- CHAPTER 5 -- BY-ELECTIONS AND THE LIBERALS -- CHAPTER 6 -- CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM -- CHAPTER 7 -- OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD -- 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 -- INTRODUCTION -- ARGENTINA -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- ECUADOR -- PARAGUAY -- PERU -- URUGUAY -- VENEZUELA -- CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- CUBA -- THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI -- MEXICO -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN -- THE WEST INDIES -- GUYANA -- BELIZE -- III. THE USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE USSR -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- HUNGARY -- ROMANIA -- BULGARIA -- ALBANIA -- IV. WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- FRANCE -- THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY -- ITALY -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- LUXEMBOURG -- REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- CHAPTER 2 -- NORDIC COUNCIL -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- AUSTRIA -- SWITZERLAND -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- YUGOSLAVIA -- GREECE -- CYPRUS -- MALTA -- GIBRALTAR -- V. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ARAB STATES -- THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- LEBANON -- IRAQ -- SAUDI ARABIA -- YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC.

PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN -- KUWAIT -- BAHREIN -- QATAR -- UNION OF ARAB EMIRATES -- OMAN -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE SUDAN -- LIBYA -- TUNISIA -- ALGERIA -- MOROCCO -- CHAPTER 4 -- TURKEY -- IRAN -- VI. EQUATORIAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTIONS -- CHAPTER 2 -- REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 3 -- ETHIOPIA -- SOMALIA -- FRENCH TERRITORY OF THE AFARS AND ISSAS -- KENYA -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 4 -- ZAMBIA -- MALAWI -- RHODESIA -- BOTSWANA, LESOTHO, AND SWAZILAND -- CHAPTER 5 -- GHANA -- NIGERIA -- SIERRA LEONE -- THE GAMBIA -- LIBERIA -- CHAPTER 6 -- FRENCH-SPEAKING WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA -- MADAGASCAR -- THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE -- RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- PORTUGUESE AFRICAN TERRITORIES: GUINEA-BISSAU, MOZAMBIQUE, ANGOLA -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA-SPANISH SAHARA -- VII. SOUTH AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONST -- CHAPTER 2 -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- BANGLADESH -- SRI LANKA -- NEPAL -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER 3 -- MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- HONG KONG -- BURMA -- THAILAND -- INDONESIA -- PHILIPPINES -- NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM -- CAMBODIA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHINA -- TAIWAN -- JAPAN -- KOREA -- VIII. AUSTRALASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- AUSTRALIA -- PAPUA-NEW GUINEA -- CHAPTER 2 -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- IX. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES -- INTRODUCTION -- POLITICAL -- DEPENDENCIES -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL -- CHAPTER 2 -- DEFENCE NEGOTIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 5 -- REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS -- THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY -- COMECON.

THE NON-ALIGNED SUMMIT AT ALGIERS -- X. RELIGION -- XI. SCIENCE. MEDICINE. AND TECHNOLOGY -- XII. LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- XIII. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THE THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- THE CINEMA -- ARCHITECTURE -- TELEVISION AND RADIO -- FASHION -- CHAPTER 2 -- LITERATURE -- XIV. SPORT -- ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL -- RUGBY FOOTBALL -- CRICKET -- GOLF -- LAWN TENNIS -- BASEBALL -- BOXING -- ATHLETICS -- THE TURF -- MOTOR SPORT -- XV. ECONOMIC AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE WORLD'S ENERGY PROBLEMS -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- ECONOMIC TRENDS AND POLICIES -- INCOME AND EXPENDITURE -- THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNT -- INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY -- COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS -- FINANCIAL POLICIES -- XVI. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- AGREEMENT ON ENDING THE WAR IN VIETNAM -- TREATY ON PRESENT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC -- US-SOVIET AGREEMENT ON PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR TEXT OF NIXON-BREZHNEV PACT OF 22 JUNE 1973 -- UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON THE MIDDLE EAST -- COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING IN OTTAWA -- THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATION 1973 -- AGREEMENT ON A COUNCIL OF IRELAND TEXT OF STATEMENT ISSUED ON 9 DECEMBER 1973 -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1973 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.