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The article presents documentation on various political issues of the far East. "Focus on the Far East," Several articles cover the economic, social and political conditions of Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, and Hong Kong. One covers increased trade between China and Malaya and its effect on British trade with these areas. "Traditional Cultures in Southeast Asia." "Too Many Asians." It provides information on overpopulation and the problems it brings to both the middle and far east are studied. Included are discussions of the Effects of overpopulation on agriculture. A discussion of what the banishing of the veil for Afghanistan's women means for the country in terms of an increased working force, better use of such facilities as schools and hospitals, and change in basic attitudes is provided in some of the papers.

The article presents a reference guide for Far East. Names of publishers of books and the addresses of periodicals are provided to aid readers. Listings include only basic material, not news items or reports of transitory significance. "A History of the Far East in Modern Times," by Harold M. Vinacke, is the sixth edition of a book first published in 1950, which includes postwar material on Japan, China, Korea and other far eastern areas. "Economic Survey of Asia and the Far East," includes sections on foreign trade, post war industrialization and many statistical tables. "Ceylon as a Market," by W.R. Van, a survey of Ceylon's market and how to sell in it by the Canadian commercial secretary in Colombo. "Sinhalese Village," Bryce Ryan, is a detailed study of village life and its relationship to the changing country as a whole. The whole issue of "India: Economic Development and Cultural Change" is on India. Subjects discussed by a variety of authors are: economic planning, population growth, public and private business, employment and unemployment, agriculture, capital formation, entrepreneurship and inflation.

The article presents information on several books related to the Far East. The book "Population and Progress in the Far East," by Warren S. Thompson, presents an analysis of the relationship between population growth and economic and social progress in Japan, India, China, Pakistan, Ceylon, Taiwan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The book "Socialism in Southern Asia," by Saul Rose, informs about the political parties of southern Asia, which pursue democratic rather than communistic or primarily nationalistic aims. The book "The Federal Dilemma in Burma," by Josef Silverstein, presents an account of the history of Burma since independence and an analysis of its present problems. The book "Agrarian Revolution in Japan," by Wolf Ladejinsky, presents a description and analysis of Japanese agrarian reform and the effects it is having on the country's economy. The book "Women Under India's Community Development Programme," by Parimal Das, presents a report on the part women have played in putting across various improvement programs in India's villages,