Abbreviations

  • AA, Afro-Asian
  • AB, Air Base
  • ABM, anti-ballistic missile
  • ACA, Office of Asian Communist Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966, Department of State
  • ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  • ACDA/IR, International Relations Bureau, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  • AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
  • AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
  • AICBM, air-launched intercontinental ballistic missile
  • AID, Agency for International Development
  • Amb, Ambassador
  • AmConsul, American Consul
  • ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
  • APD, high-speed transport
  • ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • ASAP, as soon as possible
  • CA, circular airgram
  • CAF, Chinese Air Force (Republic of China)
  • CanDel, Canadian Delegation
  • CAS, Controlled American Source
  • CAT, Civil Air Transport
  • CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • CCA, Chinese Communist Army
  • CCK, Chiang Ching-kuo; also Ching Chuan Kang Air Base
  • CCN, Chinese Communist Navy
  • CCNE, Chinese Communist nuclear explosion
  • CCP, Chinese Communist Party
  • ChiCom, Chinese Communist(s)
  • ChiDel, Chinese Delegation
  • ChiNat, Chinese Nationalist(s)
  • ChiRep, Chinese representation
  • CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group
  • CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
  • CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
  • CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Control
  • COMINT, Communications intelligence
  • COMUSMACV, Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
  • COMUSTDC, Commander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command
  • ConGen, Consulate General
  • CONUS, Continental United States
  • CPR, Chinese People’s Republic
  • CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
  • DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
  • DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
  • DDCI, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
  • DDP, Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
  • DefMin, Defense Minister
  • Del, delegation
  • Dept, Department of State
  • Deptel, Department of State telegram
  • DOD, Department of Defense
  • DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
  • DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
  • EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
  • EA/ROC, Republic of China Affairs, Office of East Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
  • ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UN)
  • ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council (UN)
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • EST, Eastern Standard Time
  • EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/CAN, Country Director for Canada, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
  • FAC, Foreign Assets Control
  • FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
  • FE, Far East; also Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
  • FonMin, Foreign Minister
  • FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
  • FSO, Foreign Service officer
  • FY, fiscal year
  • FYI, for your information
  • GA, General Assembly (UN)
  • GIMO, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
  • GNP, Gross National Product
  • GOC, Government of Canada; Government of the Congo
  • GOI, Government of India
  • GOJ, Government of Japan
  • govt, government
  • GRC, Government of the Republic of China
  • GVN, Government of Vietnam (South)
  • HK, Hong Kong
  • HKG, Hong Kong Government
  • IBMND, Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
  • IC, Indochina
  • ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
  • ICC, International Control Commission
  • ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
  • ICJ, International Court of Justice
  • ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • ILO, International Labor Organization
  • info, information
  • INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • INR/RFE, Office of Research and Analysis for Far East, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • intel, intelligence
  • INTELSAT, International Telecommunications Satellite Corporation
  • IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IQ, important question
  • IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
  • ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
  • ITU, International Telecommunications Union (UN)
  • JCRR, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
  • JOC, Joint Operations Center
  • KMT, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party, Republic of China)
  • KT, kilotons
  • L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • Limdis, Limited Distribution
  • MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
  • MAP, Military Assistance/Aid Program
  • MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich)
  • MinDef, Minister of Defense
  • MisOff, Mission Office
  • MLF, Multilateral force
  • MND, Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
  • MOD, Minister of Defense
  • MOFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • MPR, Mongolian People’s Republic
  • MRBM, medium-range ballistic missile
  • NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • NFLSV, National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
  • NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
  • Noforn, No foreign dissemination
  • NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
  • NSC, National Security Council
  • NVN, North Vietnam
  • NW, Northwest
  • OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
  • OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • PACAF, Pacific Air Force (U.S.)
  • para, paragraph
  • PL, Public Law; also Pathet Lao (Communist Party in Laos)
  • PLA, People’s Liberation Army (People’s Republic of China)
  • POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants
  • POLAD, political adviser
  • PRC, People’s Republic of China
  • Pres, President
  • PZPR, Polish United Workers’ Party
  • reftel, reference telegram
  • Res, Resolution
  • RG, Record Group
  • RLG, Royal Laotian Government
  • ROC, Republic of China
  • ROK, Republic of Korea
  • R&R, rest and recuperation
  • RVN, Republic of Vietnam (South)
  • RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Air Force
  • S, Office of the Secretary of State
  • SAC, Strategic Air Command
  • SAM, surface-to-surface missiles
  • SC, Security Council (UN)
  • SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
  • SCI, Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State
  • SEA, Southeast Asia
  • SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
  • SecDef, Secretary of Defense
  • Secy, Secretary of State
  • Secy Gen, Secretary-General (UN)
  • septel, separate telegram
  • SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
  • SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
  • Sov(s), Soviet(s)
  • S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
  • SVN, South Vietnam
  • SVNLF, South Vietnam Liberation Front
  • SYG, Secretary-General (UN)
  • TDC, Taiwan Defense Command
  • U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
  • UK, United Kingdom
  • UN, United Nations
  • UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • UNTS, United Nations Treaty Series
  • UPI, United Press Internationla
  • UPU, Universal Postal Union
  • USAF, United States Air Force
  • USG, United States Government
  • USIB, United States Intelligence Board
  • USIS, United States Information Service
  • USN, United States Navy
  • USRO, United States Mission to European Regional Organizations (in Paris)
  • USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
  • VC, Viet Cong
  • VN, Vietnam
  • VOA, Voice of America
  • VP, Vice President
  • WDC, World Disarmament Conference
  • WHO, World Health Organization (UN)
  • WMO, World Meteorological Organization (UN)
  • YCL, Young Communist League