HC Deb 31 October 1983 vol 47 cc278-81W
Mr. Michael Forsyth

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which of his Department's publications have been made available to the public since January 1982.

Mr. Whitney

Since January 1982, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excluding the Overseas Development Administration) has made the following papers available to the public.

Africa

  • Cuban Activities in Africa.
  • History of the Namibia Negotiations (until April 1981).
  • Western Sahara.
  • The Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference.
  • Namibia: Progress Towards Independence.
  • 279
  • Namibia (South West Africa) Independence Proposals
  • Chronolgy: October 1981-July 1982.
  • Chad: Prospects for Reconciliation and Reconstruction.
  • The Confederation of Senegambia.
  • Namibia (South West Africa) Chronology: July-December 1982.
  • Namibia: Progress towards Independence.
  • Namibia Chronology: January-June 1983.

Asia

  • General Information on Japan.
  • General Information on the People's Republic of China.
  • Vietnamese Involvement in Cambodia.
  • Cambodia—New constitution.
  • Cambodia—The Emergence of the Kampuchean People's
  • Revolutionary Party.
  • Afghanistan: The Economy since the Soviet invasion.
  • Afghanistan Report—Two Years of Soviet Occupation:
  • Sovietisation; Army and police problems.
  • Afghanistan: Chronology of Events, October-December 1981.
  • Changes in China's Commune System.
  • Afghanistan Report—Party Party Conference; The fighting; The media, the arts and religion.
  • Afghanistan: Chronology of Events: January-March 1982.
  • Vietnam's Political Course Unchanged.
  • Principal Events Concerning Cambodia since the Communist
  • Seizure of Power Chronology: September 1981-April 1982.
  • Afghanistan: Lessons from Soviet Central Asia.
  • Afghanistan Report: The fighting; More conscription;
  • Afghanistan and the GDR,
  • Korea: Further Attempts at Dialogue.
  • Afghanistan: Chronology April-July 1982
  • ASEAN and Cambodia
  • Vietnam: Economy in Difficulties, Labour Exported.
  • Afghanistan: Refugees.
  • China's Course for the 1980s.
  • Soviet Activities in the Indian Ocean.
  • Afghanistan Report: Three years of Soviet occupation; The fighting; UN reiterates call for Soviet withdrawal.
  • Brunei.
  • North Korean Dependence on External Aid.
  • Vietnam: Divided Society.
  • Principal Events Concerning Cambodia; May-December 1982.
  • Mongolia—Between the Giants.
  • Afghanistan: Chronology of Events, August-December 1982.
  • Winter in Kabul.
  • Afghanistan: Education Policy.
  • Cambodia and Laos—In Vietnam's Shadow.
  • Soviet Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa,
  • Politics and Personalities in the Karmal Regime.
  • Afghanistan: Chronology January-May 1983.

Central America and the Caribbean

  • The Cuban Economy.
  • Belize and the Dispute with Guatemala.
  • Jamaica: Problems and Prospects.
  • Crisis in Central America.
  • St. Christopher and Nevis.

Eastern Europe

  • Governmental, Parliamentary and Significant Visits Between the UK and Eastern Europe, 1977–1981.
  • Albanian State, Government and Party Institutions.
  • Yalta and the Division of Europe.
  • Poland and the Yalta Agreement.
  • Polish Chronology: October-December 1981.
  • GDR Intensifies Military Training.
  • Economy Problems in Eastern Europe.
  • Poland Chronology: January-March 1982.
  • Ceausescu Appoints New Government.
  • Poland: Chronology April-June 1982.
  • Poland: Eleven Months of Martial Law.
  • East European Energy Prospects.
  • Poland: Chronology July-October 1982.
  • Poland: Chronology, November-December 1982.
  • Poland: Chronology January-March 1983.
  • East European Energy Prospects.
  • Poland: Chronology April-June 1983.

Middle East

  • Palestine and Trans-Jordan 1914–923.
  • 280
  • The Golan Heights.
  • The Gulf Cooperation Council.
  • The Soviet Union and the Arab-Israel Dispute.
  • The Principal Events in Iran Since the Islamic Revolution:
  • Chronology: August 1981-March 1982.
  • The Middle East Problem: Background and Chronology (June1981-April 1982).
  • Israeli Policy in the Occupied Territories.
  • Britain and the Arab-Israel Dispute since 1967.
  • Attempts to end the Gulf War.
  • The Principal Events in Iran since the Islamic Revolution—hronology April-December 1982.
  • The Middle East Problem: Background and Chronology: April-December 1982.
  • The Kurdish Problem.
  • Guide to Current Middle East Peace Plans.
  • The Euro-Arab Dialogue.

South America

  • Soviet Interest in South and Central America.
  • Argentine-Soviet Relations.
  • The Argentine Economy.
  • International Reactions to the Argentine Invasion of the Falkland Islands.
  • Militarism and Repression in Argentina.
  • Some International Press Comment on the Invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina.
  • Falkland Islands: Self-Determination.
  • Life in the Falklands under Argentine Occupation.
  • The Economic Potential of the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.
  • Further International Press Comment on the Invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina (two papers).
  • Life in the Falkland Islands before Liberation.
  • International Press Comment on the Repossession of the Falkland Islands.
  • Argentine Misinformation.
  • The Falklands Crisis: Soviet, Cuban and East European Reactions.
  • Britain and Latin America: Historical Links.
  • The Falkland Islands Conflict: Some Humanitarian Aspects.
  • Argentina: Political Prospects.
  • Argentina/Falklands: Bellicose Statements and Frustration of Attempts to Normalise Relations.
  • Argentine Economy and Military Spending.
  • The Falkland Islands—Early History.
  • Human Rights and the Disappeared in Argentina.
  • Argentina's Political Future.
  • Falkland Islands: The Facts.

Soviet Union

  • Soviet Public Organisations in the Foreign Affairs Field.
  • The Foreign Affairs Commissions of the USSR and RSFSR Supreme Soviets.
  • The Central Organs of the CPSU, Elected at the Twenty-Sixth CPSU Congress, March 1981: Membership.
  • The New Central Organs of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: An Analysis.
  • USSR Diplomatic Relations (1981).
  • The Party and Government Leadership of the USSR.
  • Biographies of 40 Soviet Prisoners of Conscience.
  • The Soviet High Command.
  • The Soviet Military and the Twenty-Sixth CPSU Congress.
  • The Promotion of Atheism in the USSR.
  • Trade Unions in the USSR and Eastern Europe.
  • Soviet Propaganda in Western Europe.
  • The Soviet Union and the Major West European Communist Parties.
  • Soviet Trade Union Congress Reaffirms Leninist Line.
  • New KGB Chief Appointed.
  • Soviet East-West Understanding Group.
  • The Soviet Economy 1981–1982.
  • Dissent in the Soviet Union.
  • Demographic Trends in the USSR.
  • Forced Labour in the Soviet Union.
  • Soviet Aid to Special Friends.
  • Peace Movements in the USSR and Eastern Europe.
  • The Soviet Economy 1982–1983.
  • Christian Communities in the Soviet Union.
  • Soviet Energy Prospects.
  • Soviet Foreign Trade 1982–1983.
  • The Soviet Union and World Psychiatrists.

Western Europe

  • Growing Soviet Interest in Malta.
  • Nordic Nuclear Free Weapon Zone.
  • Britain in the European Community 1973–1983: The First Ten Years.
  • Britain in the European Community 1973–1983: The Budget Problem.
  • Britain in the European Community 1973–1983: Positive Approach.
  • Northern Ireland: A Brief Survey (in conjuction with the Northern Ireland Office).

Disarmament

  • East-West Relations and Arms Control.
  • Peace and Disarmament.
  • The Arms Control and Disarmament Wallsheet.
  • The Nuclear Debate.
  • Britain and Arms Control.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 11
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 12.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 13.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 14.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 15.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 16.
  • Arms Control and Disarmament News Letter No. 17.
  • Defence and Disarmament Issues (in conjuction with the Ministry of Defence).

General

  • Soviet, East European and Western Development Aid, 1976–1982.
  • Aid to the Developing World (three papers),
  • World Information and Communication: A Cronology.

(thousands)
Colleges/halls of residence Home Rented accommodation Other types
Universities in
England 115.0 23.3 84.9 7.9
Wales 9.0 1.6 8.4 0.5
Scotland 16.1 14.8 12.7 1.2
Northern Ireland 1.7 3.4 3.5

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