Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume
XXIV, Laos Crisis
List of Abbreviations
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AID, Agency for
International Development
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ARMA, Army
Attache
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ARVN, Army of the
Republic of Vietnam
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ASAP, as soon as
possible
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bn, battalion
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CAT, Civil Air
Transport CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
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ChiComs, Chinese
Communists
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CHMAAG, Chief,
Military Assistance Advisory Group
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CHPEO, Chief,
Programs Evaluation Office
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CINCARPAC,
Commander, United States Army, Pacific
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CINCPAC, Commander
in Chief, Pacific
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CINCPACFLT,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
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COMUSMACV,
Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
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Confe, series
indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the Conference on
Laos in Geneva
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DCM, Deputy Chief of
Mission
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DEPCHJUSMAG,
Deputy Chief, Joint United States Military Assistance Group
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Deptel, Department
of State telegram
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Dir, Director
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DNC, Democratic
Neutralist Committee
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DRV, Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
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Embtel, Embassy
telegram
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FAL, Forces Armees de
Laos (Lao Armed Forces)
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FAR, Forces Armees du
Royaume (Royal Armed Forces)
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FE, Bureau of Far
Eastern Affairs, Department of State
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Fecon, telegram
series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the
Conference on Laos in Geneva
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FBIS, Foreign
Broadcast Information Service
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FM, Foreign
Minister
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FRC, Federal Records
Center
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FYI, for your
information
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GOF, Government of
France
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H, Bureau of
Congressional Relations, Department of State
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HM, His/Her
Majesty
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HMG, His/Her Majesty’s
Government
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ICC, International
Control Commission
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IO, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IMF, International
Monetary Fund
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ISA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JUSMAG, Joint
United States Military Assistance Group
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KMT, Kuomintang
(Nationalist Party), Republic of China
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L, Office of the Legal
Adviser, Department of State
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L/FE, Assistant Legal
Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs
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LP, Luang
Prabang
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LPK, Lao political
party
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LTAG, Lao Training
Advisory Group
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MA, Military
Attache
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MAAG, Military
Assistance Advisory Group
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NCO, non-commissioned
officer
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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NLHX, (NLHZ), Neo Lao
Hak Xat (Zat), the political arm of the Pathet Lao
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NNC, Neutral Nations
Commission
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NSC, National Security
Council
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NVN, North
Vietnam
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OSD, Office of the
Secretary of Defense
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PACAF, Pacific Air
Force
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PARU, Police Aerial
Resupply Unit
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PDJ, Plaine des Jarres
(Plain of Jars)
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PEO, Programs
Evaluation Office
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PL, Pathet Lao
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PM, Prime
Minister
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POLAD, Political
Adviser
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POW, prisoner of
war
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RCT, regimental combat
team
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RTAF, Royal Thai Air
Force
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RTG, Royal Thai
Government
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S, Office of the
Secretary of State
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SEA, Southeast
Asia
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SEATO, Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization
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Secto, series
indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from
Washington
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SNIE, Special
National Intelligence Estimate
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SOV, Office of Soviet
Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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SVN, South
Vietnam
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Tosec, series
indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State while away from
Washington
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UK, United
Kingdom
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UN, United
Nations
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UNGA, United Nations
General Assembly
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UPI, United Press
International
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USAF, United States
Air Force
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USG, United States
Government
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USOM, United States
Operations Mission
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USSR, Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
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VM, Viet Minh
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XK, Xieng
Khouang