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The annual register : a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1947 / edited by Ivison S. Macadam ; assisted by Hugh Latimer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--20th century--Periodicals.
- Great Britain.
- England--Periodicals.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (580 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1948.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1947.
- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1947.
- ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD
- CONTRIBUTORS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- MR. ATTLEE'S LABOUR ADMINISTRATION
- ANNUAL REGISTER 1947.
- PART I
- HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
- CHAPTER I.
- THE WINTER CRISIS
- CHAPTER II
- THE COMMITMENTS CONTROVERSY
- CHAPTER III
- THE SUMMER CRISIS
- CHAPTER IV
- DEBTOR DIPLOMACY
- CHAPTER V
- THE DOLLAR GAP
- CHAPTER VI
- SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND
- PART II
- THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I
- CANADA
- NEWFOUNDLAND
- AUSTRALIA
- NEW ZEALAND
- THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
- SOUTHERN RHODESIA
- EIRE
- INDIA
- BURMA
- THE COLONIAL EMPIRE
- PART III
- FOREIGN HISTORY
- THE UNITED NATIONS-THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS-THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON THE MARSHALL OFFER-OTHER INTER-NATIONAL CONFERENCES.
- THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
- THE PROBLEM OF PALESTINE
- THE VETO IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL.
- THE SECURITY COUNCIL
- THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
- THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON THE MARSHALL OFFER AND ITS OUTCOME.
- OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- THE INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
- THE UNITED STATES
- THE U.S.S.R.
- FRANCE-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-SWITZERLAND-ITALY-SPAIN-PORTUGAL.
- FRANCE
- BELGIUM
- THE NETHERLANDS
- SWITZERLAND
- ITALY
- SPAIN
- PORTUGAL
- GERMANY-AUSTRIA-NORWAY-SWEDEN-DENMARK-FINLAND
- GERMANY
- AUSTRIA
- NORWAY
- SWEDEN
- DENMARK.
- FINLAND
- POLAND-CZECHOSLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-RUMANIA-YUGOSLAVIA-BULGARIA-ALBANIA-TURKEY-GREECE.
- POLAND
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
- HUNGARY
- RUMANIA
- YUGOSLAVIA
- BULGARIA.
- ALBANIA
- TURKEY
- GREECE
- CHAPTER VII.
- EGYPT AND THE SUDAN-PALESTINE-TRANSJORDAN-SYRIA-THE LEBANON-IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA-PERSIA-AFGHANISTAN.
- EGYPT AND THE SUDAN
- PALESTINE
- TRANSJORDAN
- SYRIA
- THE LEBANON
- IRAQ
- SAUDI ARABIA
- PERSIA
- AFGHANISTAN
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHINA-JAPAN-KOREA-SIAM-INDO-CHINA-INDONESIA
- CHINA
- JAPAN
- KOREA
- SIAM
- INDO-CHINA
- INDONESIA
- CHAPTER IX
- MEXICO-ARGENTINA-BRAZIL-CHILE-URUGUAY-PARAGUAY- PERU-COLOMBIA-ECUADOR-NICARAGUA-BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA.
- MEXICO
- ARGENTINA
- BRAZIL
- CHILE
- URUGUAY
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- COLOMBIA
- ECUADOR
- NICAKAGUA
- BOLIVIA
- VENEZUELA
- PART IV
- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1947.
- JANUARY
- FEBRUARY
- MARCH
- APRIL
- MAY
- JUNE
- JULY
- AUGUST
- SEPTEMBER
- OCTOBER
- NOVEMBER
- DECEMBER
- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE IN 1947
- LITERATURE
- THE ARTS
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
- OPERA.
- BALLET
- THEATRE.
- THE CINEMA
- MUSIC
- BROADCASTING
- THE YEAR IN SCIENCE
- FINANCE, INDUSTRY, AND TRADE
- FINANCE
- ORDINARY REVENUE
- ORDINARY EXPENDITURE
- BALANCE OF PAYMENTS : CURRENT ACCOUNT
- AVERAGE MONEY AND DISCOUNT RATES
- FLOATING DEBT
- BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS
- BANKERS' CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS, 1947
- LONDON CLEARING BANKS MONTHLY RETURNS
- PROVINCIAL CLEARING BANKS RETURNS
- NEW CAPITAL ISSUES
- DRAFTS ON EXCHANGE RESERVES
- PRICES
- WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
- SUBSIDIES ON INDIVIDUAL FOODSTUFFS
- SUBSIDIES TO INDUSTRIES
- WEIGHTING OF GROUPS OF ITEMS IN NEW RETAIL PRICE INDEX AND OLD COST OF LIVING INDEX.
- OVERSEAS TRADE
- INDEX NUMBERS OF UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
- VALUE OF OVERSEAS TRADE
- MAN-POWER AND EMPLOYMENT
- MAN-POWER IN 1947
- TOTAL NUMBERS INSURED AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT
- WAGE INCREASES IN 1947 BY INDUSTRIES
- INDUSTRIES
- COAL PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, AND STOCKS
- PIG IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION.
- WEEKLY AVERAGE COTTON AND RAYON PRODUCTION
- MONTHLY AVERAGE WOOL PRODUCTION
- AGRICULTURE
- AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME OF INCREASED PRODUCTION SHOWN AS PERCENTAGES OF PRE-WAR PRODUCTION
- CROP PRODUCTION AND ACREAGE, 1947
- LAW
- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
- THE ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY
- THE AGREEMENTS OF YALTA, TEHERAN, AND POTSDAM
- THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE BILL
- THE U.N. COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON PALESTINE
- THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION
- THE ANGLO-BURMESE TREATY
- COMMUNIST RESOLUTION AND DECLARATION ON THE FORMATION OF THE COMINFORM.
- OBITUARIES
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 27, 2014).
- Includes index.
- OCLC:
- 872989552
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