Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume II,
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Abbreviations and Terms
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A, Bureau of Administration, Department
of State
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A/AID or AID/A, Office of the Administrator, Agency for
International Development
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AA/AFR or AID/AA/AFR, Bureau for Africa, Agency for International
Development
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AA/ASIA or AID/AA/ASIA, Bureau for Asia, Agency for International
Development
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AA/IIA or AID/IIA, Bureau of Intragovernmental and International
Affairs, Agency for International Development
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AA/LAC or AID/AA/LAC, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Agency for International Development
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AA/NE or AID/AA/NE, Bureau for the Near East, Agency for
International Development
-
AA/PHA, Bureau for Population and
Humanitarian Assistance, Agency for International Development
-
AA/WID or AID/WID, Office of Women in Development, Agency for
International Development
-
A/S, assistant secretary
-
ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
-
ACDA/IR, International Relations
Bureau, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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ACLU, American Civil Liberties
Union
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ACTION, federal agency created by
the merger of VISTA and the Peace Corps
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AD, Adolph Dubs
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ADB, Asian Development Bank
-
ADF or AFDF, African Development Fund
-
Adm., Admiral
-
Adn., addition
-
AECB, Arms Export Control
Board
-
AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AF/C, Office of Central African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
-
AF/E, Office of East African Affairs,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
-
AF/EPS, Economic Policy Staff,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
-
AF/I, Office of Inter-African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/NSC–IG, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State
-
AF/S, Office of Southern African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/W, Office of West African Affairs,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AI, Amnesty International
-
AID, Agency for International
Development
-
AID/AFR/DR/ARD, Agriculture
and Rural Development Division, Office of Development Resources, Bureau for
Africa, Agency for International Development
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AID/ASIA/TR/RD, Agriculture
and Rural Development Division, Office of Technical Resources, Bureau for
Asia, Agency for International Development
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AID/DS/POP, Office of
Population, Bureau for Development Support, Agency for International
Development
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AID/GC, Office of the General
Counsel, Agency for International Development
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AID/II A/I A/UN R, United
Nations Relations, Office of International Affairs, Bureau of
Intragovernmental and International Affairs, Agency for International
Development
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AID/LACDR, Office of Development
Resources, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for
International Development
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AID/MP/A, Office of Management
Planning, Bureau for Program and Management Services, Agency for
International Development
-
AID/NE/TECH, Office of
Technical Support, Bureau for Near East, Agency for International
Development
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AID/OPA/PP, Press and
Publications Division, Office of Public Affairs, Agency for International
Development
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AID/PDC, Bureau for Private and
Development Cooperation, Agency for International Development
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AID/PPC, Bureau for Program and
Policy Coordination, Agency for International Development
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AID/PPC/PDPR, Office of Policy
Development and Program Review, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination,
Agency for International Development
-
AID/TA/AGR, Office of
Agriculture, Bureau for Technical Assistance, Agency for International
Development
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AMGT, subject tag for management
operations
-
AP, action program
-
ARA or ARA/LA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State/Bureau for Latin America, Agency for International Development
-
ARA/CCA, Office of the Coordinator
of Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State
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ARA/CHP, Office of Congressional,
Human Rights, and Public Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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ARA/ECP, Office of Regional
Economic Policy, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State
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ARA/ECP/FDA, Finance,
Development, and Analysis Chief, Office of Regional Economic Policy, Bureau
of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/PPC, Office of Policy
Planning, Public, and Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/RPP, Office of Regional
Political Programs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State
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ASAP, as soon as possible
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ASEAN, Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
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BHN, basic human needs
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BIFAD, Board for International Food
and Agricultural Development
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BUCEN, U.S. Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau)
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C, Counselor of the Department of
State
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C–130, four-engine, turboprop
military transport aircraft
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CA, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State
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CAE, Central African Empire
-
CARE, Cooperative for Assistance and
Relief Everywhere
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CAS, Corps D’Alimentation du
Sahel
-
CBS, Columbia Broadcasting
System
-
CCC, Commodity Credit
Corporation
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CDC, Centers for Disease
Control
-
CEA, Council of Economic
Advisers
-
CEQ, Council on Environmental
Quality
-
CERDS, UN Charter of Economic
Rights and Duties of States
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CFA, Committee on Food Aid Policies
and Programs
-
CFS, Committee on World Food
Security
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CGFPI, Consultative Group on Food
Production and Investment
-
CGIAR, Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research
-
Cherokee, special telegraphic
channel for Department of State messages
-
CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
-
CIEC, Conference on International
Economic Cooperation
-
CINCEUR or USCINCEUR, Commander in Chief,
European Command
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CINCPAC or USCINCPAC, Commander in Chief,
Pacific Command
-
CINCSO or USCINCSO, Commander in Chief, Southern Command
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COB, close of business
-
CPD, congressional presentation
document
-
CPR, consolidated policy
recommendations
-
CRV, Cyrus R. Vance
-
CSCE, Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
-
CSW, Commission on the Status of
Women
-
CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State
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CUPs, currency use payments
-
CV, Cyrus Vance
-
CWM, Charles William Maynes
-
CWS, community water and
sanitation
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D, Office of the Deputy Secretary of
State; also, Democrat
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D/HA, Coordinator for Human Rights
and Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of
State
-
D/HA/HR, Deputy Coordinator for
Human Rights, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of State
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D/HA/ORM, Deputy Coordinator for
Refugees and Migration Affairs, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department
of State
-
D/HA/PW, Deputy Coordinator for
POW/MIA Matters, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of State
-
DA, David Aaron
-
DAC, Development Assistance
Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
-
DAP, Development Assistance
Program
-
DAS, deputy assistant
secretary
-
DB, Douglas Bennet
-
DC, Domestic Council; also, Denis
Clift
-
DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
-
DCI/IC, Director of Central
Intelligence for the Intelligence Community
-
DCM, deputy chief of mission
-
DD2, second United Nations
Development Decade (1971–1980)
-
DD3, third United Nations Development
Decade (1981–1990)
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Del, delegate
-
Deloff, delegation officer;
delegation official
-
DFL, Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
-
DG, Director-General of the Foreign
Service, Department of State
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DINA, Direccion de Inteligencia
Nacional (Chilean secret police under Pinochet)
-
DL, development loan; also, Denis
Lamb
-
DOD, Department of Defense
-
DOD/ISA, Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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Dols, dollars
-
DPC, Domestic Policy Council
-
DR, Dominican Republic
-
E, Under Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs
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EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
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EA/EP, Office of Economic Policy,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
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EA/J, Office of Japan, Bureau of East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
-
EA/NSC–IG, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department
of State
-
EA/PRCM, Office of People’s
Republic of China and Mongolia Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
-
EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
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EAID, subject tag for foreign
economic assistance
-
EB, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/ICD/CPD, Commodity Policy
Division, Office of International Commodities, International Resources and
Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
-
EB/IFD, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/IFD/ODF, Office of
Development Finance, International Finance and Development, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
-
EB/IFD/OIA, Office of Investment
Affairs, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/OFP or EB/ORF/OFP, Office of Food Policy and Programs,
International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/OFP/FFD or EB/ORF/OFP/FFD, Food for
Freedom Division, Office of Food Policy and Programs, International
Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State
-
EB/OFP/FPD or EB/ORF/OFP/FPD, Food Policy
Division, Office of Food Policy and Programs, International Resources and
Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
-
EB/ORF, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/ORF/ICD, Office of
International Commodities, International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/ORF/ICD/ISM, Industrial
and Strategic Materials Division, Office of International Commodities,
International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/PAS, Planning and Economic
Analysis Staff, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
-
EC, European Community
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EC–9 or Nine, reference to the nine member states of the EC:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
-
ECE, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe
-
ECOSOC, United Nations Economic
and Social Council
-
EDs, executive directors of the
International Financial Institutions
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EE, Eastern Europe
-
EEZ, exclusive economic zones
-
EM–9, Emergency Measure 9 (South
Korea)
-
EO, Executive Order
-
EOB, Executive Office Building
-
EOP, Executive Office of the
President
-
EPA, Environmental Protection
Agency
-
ERDA, Energy Research and
Development Administration
-
ESCAP, Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and Pacific
-
ESCR, economic, social, and cultural
rights
-
ESF, Economic Support Fund
-
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
-
EUR/NSC–IG, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group, European Affairs, Department of
State
-
EUR/PP, Special Assistant for
Policy Planning, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
-
EUR/RPE, Office of OECD, European
Community, and Atlantic Political-Economic Affairs, Bureau of European
Affairs, Department of State
-
EUR/RPM, Office of NATO and
Atlantic Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department
of State
-
EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
-
EWS, early warning system
-
EXDIS, exclusive
distribution
-
Ex–Im, Export-Import Bank
-
F–5, light, supersonic fighter
aircraft
-
FAA, Foreign Assistance Act, also,
Federal Aviation Administration
-
FAC, Food Aid Convention
-
FAM, Foreign Affairs Manual
-
FAO, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization
-
FAO/EWS, Food and Agriculture
Organization’s early warning system
-
FFP/AID, Office of Food for Peace,
Agency for International Development
-
FM, Frank Moore; also from
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FMS, foreign military sales
-
FODAG, United States Mission to the
United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
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FP, family planning; also, Frank
Press
-
FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
-
FSI, Foreign Service Institute,
Department of State
-
FSO, Fund for Special Operations,
International Development Bank; also, foreign service officer
-
FSP, Food Stamp Program
-
FSR, Foreign Service Reserve
-
FVN, Frank V. Nash
-
FW, Frank Wisner; also, forward
-
FY, fiscal year
-
FYI, for your information
-
G–7, Group of 7 (Canada, France,
Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United
States)
-
G–77, Group of 77 (group of
developing countries established at the conclusion of UNCTAD in 1964)
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G–2000,
Global 2000 Report
-
GA, United Nations General
Assembly
-
GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
-
GDP, gross domestic product
-
GDR, German Democratic
Republic
-
GNP, gross national product
-
GOA, Government of Argentina
-
GOES, Government of El
Salvador
-
GOG, Government of Guatemala;
Government of Guinea
-
GOI, Government of India; Government
of Indonesia
-
GOP, Government of Paraguay
-
GSP, generalized system of
preferences
-
GORM, Goals, Objectives, and
Resource Management
-
H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
-
HA, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
-
HA/AF, African Affairs, Office of
Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of
State
-
HA/ARA, Inter-American Affairs,
Office of Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs,
Department of State
-
HA/EA, East Asian Affairs, Office of
Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of
State
-
HA/EUR, European Affairs, Office of
Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of
State
-
HA/HR, Office of Human Rights,
Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
-
HA/HR/CRP or HA/CR, Country Reports Project, Office of Human Rights,
Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
-
HA/NEA, Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Office of Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
-
HA/ORM, Office of Refugee and
Migration Affairs, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs,
Department of State
-
HA/P, Public Affairs, Bureau of Human
Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
-
HEW or DHEW, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
-
HEW/OIH, Office of International
Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
-
HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
-
HHH, Hubert Horatio Humphrey
-
HIRC or HCIR, House International Relations Committee
-
HLG, high level group
-
HLT, health
-
HO, Henry Owen
-
HR, House Resolution; also, human
rights
-
HRC, United Nations Human Rights
Commission
-
HRCG, Human Rights Coordinating
Group, Department of State
-
HRD, United Nations Human Rights
Division
-
HRF, Human Rights Foundation
-
HSTF, Hunger Staff Task Force
-
IADB or IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
-
IAEA, International Atomic Energy
Agency
-
IAF, Inter-America Foundation
-
IAG, inter-agency group
-
IAGHRFA or IGHRFA, Interagency Group on Human Rights and Foreign
Assistance (Christopher Group)
-
IAHRC, Inter-American Human Rights
Commission
-
IBM, International Business Machine
Corporation
-
IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
-
ICA, International Communication
Agency
-
ICCPR, International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
-
ICESCR, International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
-
ICJ, International Commission of
Jurists
-
ICP, Industry Cooperative Program,
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
-
ICRC, International Committee of the
Red Cross
-
IDC/AID, Office of Interagency
Development Coordination, Agency for International Development
-
IDCA, International Development
Cooperation Agency
-
IDCA/PO, Planning Office,
International Development Cooperation Agency
-
IDLI, international development
lending institution
-
IDS, international development
strategy
-
IEFR, International Emergency Food
Reserve
-
IFAD, International Fund for
Agricultural Development
-
IFC, International Finance
Corporation
-
IFIs, international financial
institutions
-
IFPRI, International Food Policy
Research Institute
-
IG, interdepartmental group
-
IGA, International Grains Arrangement
or Agreement; also, Inter Agency Group
-
ILO, International Labor
Organization
-
IMCO, Inter-Governmental Maritime
Consultative Organization
-
IMET, International Military
Education and Training
-
IMETP, International Military
Education and Training Program
-
IMF, International Monetary
Fund
-
IMV, Office of Assistant Director
(Motion Pictures and Television), United States Information Service
-
INA, Immigration and Naturalization
Act
-
INM, Bureau for International
Narcotics Matters, Department of State
-
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
-
INR/DDC, Deputy Director for
Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of
State
-
INR/DDR, Deputy Director for
Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
-
INR/DDR/GIS, Global Issues
Staff, Directorate for Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
-
INR/DDR/REC, Office of Economic
Research and Analysis, Directorate for Research, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
-
INR/DDR/RGE, Office of the
Geographer, Office of Economic Research and Analysis, Directorate for
Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
-
INR/REC/CDC, Commodity and
Developing Country Division, Office of Economic Research and Analysis,
Directorate for Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of
State
-
INS, Immigration and Naturalization
Service
-
IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/AGR, Agency Director for
Agriculture, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and
Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of
State
-
IO/DHP, Agency Director for
Development and Humanitarian Programs, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/EX, Office of the Executive
Director, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of
State
-
IO/EX/OB, Director, Office of the
Budget, Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/HDC, Agency Director for Health
and Drug Control, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department
of State
-
IO/HNP, Agency Director for Health
and Narcotics Programs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
-
IO/HR, Office of Human Rights
Affairs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political and
Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
-
IO/IEP, International Economic
Policy Staff, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of
State
-
IO/IWP, Agency Director for
International Women’s Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Human Rights and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/ML, Office of Multilateral
Affairs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political and
Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
-
IO/PPR, Policy Planning and Reports
Staff, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of
State
-
IO/UNA, Washington Office of the
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/UNESCO, Agency Director for
UNESCO Affairs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights
and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department
of State
-
IO/UNP, Office of United Nations
Political Affairs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political
and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
-
IOP/P, Office of Policy and Plans,
United States Information Agency
-
IPPF, International Planned
Parenthood Foundation
-
IPS, Office of Assistant Director
(Press and Publications), United States Information Agency
-
IRA, Irish Republican Army
-
IRG, interdepartmental regional
group
-
ISTC, International Science and
Technology Center; also, Institute for Scientific and Technological
Cooperation
-
IUD, intrauterine device
-
IVS, international visitors
-
IWA, International Wheat
Agreement
-
IWC, International Wheat
Council
-
IWY, International Women’s
Year
-
J or JC, Jimmy
Carter
-
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
-
JT or JTM, Jessica Tuchman (Mathews)
-
JW, Jenonne Walker
-
KCIA, Korean Central Intelligence
Agency
-
L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
-
L/EB, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Economic and Business Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of
State
-
L/HR, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Human Rights, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
-
L/OES, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Oceans, International Environmental, and Scientific Affairs, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State
-
L/PM, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Politico-Military, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
-
L/UNA, Assistant Legal Adviser for
United Nations Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of
State
-
LACIE, Large Area Crop Inventory
Experiment
-
LANDSAT, land + satellite
(satellite imagery program)
-
LB or LWB, Lucy Wilson Benson
-
LDC, lesser developed country
-
LIG, legislative interagency
group
-
LIMDIS, limited
distribution
-
LOS, law of the sea
-
M, Deputy Under Secretary of State for
Management
-
M/EEO, Equal Opportunity Office,
Department of State
-
M/FSI, Director, Foreign Service
Institute, Department of State
-
M/MO, Management Operations,
Department of State
-
M/WCW, Office of the Secretariat of
the World Conference for the Decade on Women
-
MA, Michael Armacost
-
MAAG, military assistance advisory
group
-
MAP, military assistance
program
-
MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force
Reductions
-
MDB, multilateral development
bank
-
MFN, most-favored nation
-
MIA, missing-in-action
-
Misoff, mission officer
-
MIT, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
-
MN, Matthew Nimetz
-
MS, Mark Schneider
-
MT, metric ton
-
Mtg., meeting
-
MTNs, multilateral trade
negotiations
-
MWRA, married women of reproductive
age
-
N/S, north/south
-
NAACP, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
-
NAS, National Academy of
Sciences
-
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
-
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
-
NATO/CCMS, NATO Committee on the
Challenges of Modern Society
-
NBC, National Broadcasting
Company
-
NCC, National Council of
Churches
-
NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
-
NEA/NSC–IG, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
-
NEA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
-
NGO, non-governmental
organization
-
NIACT, night action
-
NICHD/CPR, Center for Population
Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National
Institutes of Health
-
NIEO, New International Economic
Order
-
NIH, National Institutes of
Health
-
NIO, National Intelligence Officer,
Central Intelligence Agency
-
NODIS, no distribution
-
NRC, National Research Council
-
NSC, National Security Council
-
NSCWGP, National Security Council
Ad Hoc Working Group on Population
-
NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
-
NSF, National Science
Foundation
-
NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
-
NVA, North Vietnamese Army
-
OAS, Organization of American
States
-
OASIA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for International Affairs, Department of the Treasury
-
OAU, Organization of African
Unity
-
OBE, overtaken by events
-
ODA, official development
assistance
-
ODAP, White House Office of Drug
Abuse Policy
-
OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
-
OES, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
-
OES/CP, Coordinator for Population
Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/E, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
-
OES/ENP, Office of Environmental
and Population Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/ENP/EN, Directorate for
Environmental Affairs, Office of Environmental and Population Affairs,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
-
OES/ENP/PO, Directorate for
Population Affairs, Office of Environmental and Population Affairs, Bureau
of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department
of State
-
OES/ENR, Office of Food and
Natural Resources, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/PAS, Policy Assessment Staff,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
-
OES/S, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Science and Technology Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
-
OGCR, Office of Geographic and
Cartographic Research, Central Intelligence Agency
-
OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
-
OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
-
OPIC, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
-
ORPA, Office of Regional and
Political Analysis, Central Intelligence Agency
-
OSACA, White House Office of the
Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs
-
OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
-
OSRO, Office for Sahelian Relief
Operations, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
-
OSTP, White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy
-
P, Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs
-
PA, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Department of State
-
PAK, Paul A. Kreisberg
-
Pan-Am, Pan-American
Airlines
-
Para, paragraph
-
PARM, policy analysis resource
memorandum
-
PB, Peter Bourne
-
PBS, Public Broadcasting
System
-
PC/ACTION, Peace Corps,
ACTION
-
PCWH, Presidential Commission on
World Hunger
-
PD, Presidential Determination or
Directive; also, Patricia (Patt) Derian
-
PDC/FFP, Office of Food for Peace,
Bureau for Private and Development Cooperation, Agency for International
Development (after mid-1978)
-
PDRY, Peoples Democratic Republic of
Yemen
-
PEN, international organization of
poets, playwrights, essayists, editors, and novelists
-
PFIAB, President’s Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
-
PGOV, subject tag for internal
government affairs
-
PHA/AID, Bureau for Population and
Humanitarian Assistance, Agency for International Development
-
PHA/POP, Office of Population,
Bureau for Population and Humanitarian Assistance, Agency for International
Development
-
PL, Public Law
-
P.L. 480, Public Law 480; Food for
Peace
-
PLO, Palestinian Liberation
Organization
-
PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State
-
PM/DCA, Office of Disarmament and
Arms Control, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
-
POL, political officer; also,
petroleum, oil, and lubricants
-
PORG, subject tag for policy
relations with international organizations
-
POW, prisoner of war
-
PPC/WID, Office of Women in
Development, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Agency for
International Development (after mid-1978)
-
PPOM, Presidential Policy Options
Memorandum
-
PRC, People’s Republic of China;
also, Policy Review Committee
-
Prepcom, preparatory
committee
-
Pres, President
-
PRM, Presidential Review
Memorandum
-
PT, Peter Tarnoff
-
PVO, private voluntary
organization
-
PWB, program of work and
budget
-
RB, Reginald Bartholomew
-
R&D, research and
development
-
Rept, report
-
RCA, Radio Corporation of
America
-
Ref, reference
-
Reftel, reference telegram
-
Res, resolution
-
RFE/RL, Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty
-
RG, Record Group
-
RHOB, Rayburn House Office
Building
-
RI, Rick Inderfurth
-
ROK, Republic of Korea
-
ROKG, Republic of Korea
Government
-
RP, Office of Refugee Programs,
Department of State
-
S, Office of the Secretary of State;
also, Senate
-
S/AA, Ambassador at Large Alfred
Atherton
-
S/AG, Ambassador at Large Arthur J.
Goldberg
-
S/AO, Ambassador at Large Henry L.
Owen
-
S/MS, Special Adviser to the
Secretary of State Marshall Shulman
-
S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department
of State
-
S/PRS, Office of Press Relations,
Office of the Secretary, Department of State
-
S/R, Ambassador at Large and
Coordinator for Refugee Affairs
-
S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department
of State
-
S/SN, Personal Representative of the
President Sol Linowitz
-
S/S–O, Operations Center, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
-
S/S–S, Secretariat Staff, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
-
SA/DDCI, Special Assistant, Deputy
Director of Central Intelligence
-
SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty
-
SAO or SO, Steven A. Oxman
-
SAVAK, Farsi language acronym for
Iranian National Bureau of Security and Intelligence
-
SCA, Bureau for Security and Consular
Affairs, Department of State
-
SCC, Special Coordinating
Committee
-
Secdef, Secretary of
Defense
-
Septel, separate telegram
-
Sess, session
-
SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
-
SHUM, subject tag for human
rights
-
SIG, senior interdepartmental
group
-
SSA, security supporting
assistance
-
STADIS, distribution within the
Department of State only
-
STR, White House Office of the
Special Trade Representative
-
SWAPO, South West African People’s
Organization
-
SYG, United Nations
Secretary-General
-
T, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology
-
TAGS, traffic analysis by geography
and subject
-
TCDC, technical cooperation among
developing countries
-
THP, The Hunger Project
-
TIAS, Treaties and Other
International Acts series
-
TL, Tony Lake
-
Tosec, series indicator for
telegrams to the Secretary of State while away from Washington
-
UAW, United Auto Workers of
America
-
UDHR, Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
-
UFW, United Farm Workers
-
UK, United Kingdom
-
UN, United Nations
-
UNA, United Nations
Association
-
UNCSTD, United Nations Conference
on Science and Technology for Development
-
UNCTAD, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
-
UNDP, United Nations Development
Programme
-
UNEP, United Nations Economic
Programme; also, United Nations Environmental Programme
-
UNESCO, United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
-
UNFPA, United Nations Fund for
Population Activities
-
UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
-
UNHCR, United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights
-
UNICEF, United Nations Children’s
Emergency Fund
-
US, United States
-
USA, United States Army; also, United
States of America
-
USAF, United States Air Force
-
USC, United States Code
-
USDA, United States Department of
Agriculture
-
USDA/FAS, Foreign Agricultural
Service, Department of Agriculture
-
USDA/IDS, International
Development Staff, Department of Agriculture
-
USDA/OICD, Office of
International Cooperation and Development, Department of Agriculture
-
USG, United States Government
-
USIA, United States Information
Agency
-
USIA/IOP, Office of Policy and
Plans, United States Information Agency
-
USICA, United States International
Communications Agency
-
USINT, United States Interests
Section
-
USIS, United States Information
Service
-
USN, United States Navy
-
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
-
UST, United States Treaty
-
USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
-
VA, Veterans’ Administration
-
VC, Viet Cong
-
VISTA, Volunteers in Service to
America
-
VOA, Voice of America
-
VP, Vice President
-
WC, Warren Christopher
-
WCARRD, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural
Development
-
WEOG, Western European and Others
Group, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
-
WFC, World Food Council; also, World
Food Conference
-
WFP, World Food Program
-
WG, working group
-
WHIGA, White House
Intergovernmental Relations Office
-
WHO, World Health Organization
-
WHWG, World Hunger Working
Group
-
WOLA, Washington Office for Latin
America
-
WPPA, World Population Plan of
Action
-
WR, weekly report to the
President
-
WRC, Water Resources Council
-
WTC, Wheat Trade Convention
-
Z, Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)
-
Z/R, Zionism/Racism
-
ZB, Zbigniew Brzezinski
-
ZBB, zero-based budgeting