Office of the Historian

Abbreviations

  • ABC, atomic, biological, chemical
  • ABM, antiballistic missile
  • ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  • ACE, Allied Command, Europe
  • ADM, atomic demolition munitions
  • AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
  • AFCENT, Allied Air Forces, Central Europe
  • ANF, Atlantic Nuclear Force
  • ASAP, as soon as possible
  • ASYG, Assistant Secretary General
  • ASW, antisubmarine warfare
  • BALPA, balance of payments
  • BAOR, British Army on the Rhine
  • BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Benelux, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg
  • BMI, Office of United Kingdom, Malta, and Ireland Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • BOP, balance of payments
  • B/P, balance of payments
  • Busec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the European Regional Communities
  • CAP, Common Agricultural Policy; series indicator for outgoing White House telegrams
  • CDU, Christliche-Demokratische Union (Christian-Democratic Union)
  • CDU/CSU, Christliche-Demokratische Union/Christliche-Soziale Union (Christian Democratic/Christian Social Union)
  • Cedto, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • ChiCom, Chinese Communist
  • CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, Europe
  • CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
  • CINCSOUTH, Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe
  • CINCUSAREUR, Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe
  • circ, circular
  • COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Consultative Group, based in Paris, consisting of nations seeking to control the export of strategic goods to Communist countries
  • COMBILANT, Iberian-Atlantic Command
  • CONUS, Continental United States
  • C/S, Chief of Staff
  • CSU, Christliche-Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
  • CXT, common external tariff
  • DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
  • DefMin, Defense Minister
  • Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
  • Deptel, Department of State telegram
  • DOD, Department of Defense
  • DPC, Defense Planning Committee
  • DPWG, Defense Planning Working Group
  • E, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
  • EC, European Communities
  • Ecbus, series indicator for telegrams from the Mission to the European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
  • ECSC, European Coal and Steel Community
  • EEC, European Economic Community
  • EFTA, European Free Trade Area
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • ENDC, Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee
  • EUCOM, European Command
  • EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/AIS, Office of Austria, Italy, and Switzerland Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/BMI, Office of United Kingdom, Malta, and Ireland Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/RPE, Office of Atlantic Political-Economic Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/RPM, Office of Atlantic Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Community
  • E/W, east/west
  • Exdis, exclusive distribution only
  • FBX, France and the Benelux
  • FDP, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
  • FonMin, Foreign Minister
  • FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
  • FYI, for your information
  • GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • GDR, German Democratic Republic
  • GER, Office of German Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • GOB, Government of Belgium
  • GOF, Government of France
  • GOI, Government of Italy
  • GOM, Government of Malta
  • GOS, Government of Spain
  • G/PM, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
  • HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
  • IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
  • ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
  • IMF, International Monetary Fund
  • INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
  • ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • LDC, less developed country
  • L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
  • Limdis, limit distribution
  • LOC, line of communication
  • M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • MAP, Military Assistance Program
  • MC, Military Committee
  • MDS, market differential subsidy
  • MFN, most favored nation
  • MFR, mutual force reductions
  • MilRep, military representative
  • MLF, Multilateral Force
  • MOD, Minister of Defense
  • MRBM, medium-range ballistic missile
  • NAC, North Atlantic Council
  • NADGE, NATO Air Defense Ground Environment
  • NAFTA, North Atlantic free trade area
  • NAT(O), North Atlantic Treaty (Organization)
  • NATUS, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NDAC, Nuclear Defense Affairs Committee
  • NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • NFPE, NATO Force Planning Exercise
  • Nodis, no distribution
  • Noforn, no foreign distribution
  • Notal, telegram distribution code indicating that the corresponding reference telegram was not sent to all addressees
  • NP(W)G, Nuclear Planning (Working) Group
  • NPT, non-proliferation treaty
  • OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • OT, Office of International Trade, Department of State
  • P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
  • PAL, Permissive Action Link
  • PermDel, Permanent Delegation
  • PermRep, Permanent Representative
  • POLAD, Political Adviser
  • Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
  • R & D, research and development
  • reftel, reference telegram
  • RPE, Office of Atlantic Political-Economic Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • RPM, Office of Atlantic Political and Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • S, Office of the Secretary of State
  • SAC, Strategic Air Command
  • SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
  • SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
  • S/C, Counselor of the Department of State
  • SC, Select Committee
  • SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
  • SecDef, Secretary of Defense
  • SecDel/MC, Secretary of State Delegation/Memorandum of Conversation
  • SecGen, Secretary General
  • Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his delegation to the Department of State
  • Secun, series indicator for telegrams from the Under Secretary of State to the Department of State
  • septel, separate telegram
  • SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
  • Sitcen, situation center
  • S/MF, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Multilateral Force Negotiations
  • S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
  • SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German Social Democratic Party)
  • SPECOM, Special Committee
  • STR, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations
  • SYG, Secretary General
  • TB, test ban
  • TEA, Trade Expansion Act
  • Topol, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • Tosec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State or his delegation
  • U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
  • UGP, unified grain price
  • UN, United Nations
  • UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • UNEF, United Nations Emergency Force
  • UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
  • USG, United States Government
  • USIA, United States Information Agency
  • US/MC, United States/Memorandum of Conversation
  • USNATO, series indicator for telegrams from the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the Department of State
  • USRO, Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
  • WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • WEU, Western European Union
  • WG, Working Group