Abbreviations
- History of the Foreign
Relations Series - Historical Documents
Toward “Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable”: A History of the
Foreign Relations of the United States Series
Abbreviations
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A, Bureau of Administration, Department of
State
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AHA, American Historical Association
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APSA, American Political Science Association
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ASIL, American Society of International Law
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CDC (also A/CDC),
Classification/Declassification Center, Bureau of Administration, Department
of State
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CDF, Department of State Central Decimal File, RG
59, NARA
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CFPF, Department of State Central Foreign Policy
File, RG 59, NARA
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CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
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CREST, CIA Records Search Tool, electronic database
of released CIA records located at the National Archives building in College
Park, MD
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CSI, Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central
Intelligence Agency
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DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
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DO, Directorate of Operations, Central Intelligence
Agency
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOS, Department of State
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DP, Division of Publications (see appendix D)
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DS, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of
State
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EAP, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Department of State
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EDC, European Defense Community
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EO, (Presidential) Executive Order
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EAP, Bureau East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Department of State
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of
State
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FAIM, Foreign Affairs Information Management
Center, Department of State
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FAIM/PS, Publishing Services Division, Department
of State
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FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United
Kingdom
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FE, Division of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of
State
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FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of
the United States
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FGI, foreign government information
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FO, Foreign Office, United Kingdom
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FOIA, Freedom of Information Act
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FMP (also M/FMP), Bureau of
Financial and Management Policy, reporting to the Under Secretary of State
for Management, Department of State
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FPC, Office of Freedom of Information, Privacy, and
Classification Review, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of
State
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FPC/HDR (also HDR),
Historical Documents Review Division within the Office of Freedom of
Information, Privacy, and Classification Review
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FRUS,
Foreign Relations of the United States
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GOJ, Government of Japan
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GPO, Government Printing Office
(1861–present)
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H, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of
State
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H. Doc., House Document
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H. Rpt., House Report
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HA, Office of the Historical Adviser (see appendix D)
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HAC, Historical Advisory Committee (full title from
1958–1978: Advisory Committee on Foreign Relations of the
United States; after 1978: Advisory Committee on Historical
Diplomatic Documentation), advisory body to the Department of State
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HD, Historical Division (see appendix D)
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HED, House Executive Document
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HLP, High Level Panel
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HMG, Her (or His) Majesty’s Government (United
Kingdom)
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HO, Historical Office, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Department of State, or Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Department of State (see appendix D)
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HRP, Historical Review Panel, advisory body to the
Director of Central Intelligence
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
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ISOO, Information Security Oversight Office (U.S.
Government)
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the
United States
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of
State
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M, Under Secretary of State for Management,
Department of State
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MO (also M/MO), Management
Operations, reporting to Under Secretary of State for Management, Department
of State
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MOU, memorandum of understanding
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MP (also M/MP), Management
Policy, reporting to Under Secretary of State for Management, Department of
State
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NARA, National Archives and Records Administration,
United States
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NCCPH, National Coordinating Committee for the
Promotion of History
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of
State
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NSC, National Security Council
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OAH, Organization of American Historians
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OSS, Office of Strategic Services
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P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
(see appendix D)
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PA, Office of Public Affairs, Department of State;
after 1957, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State (see appendix D)
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PB, (also PBR) Division of
Publications, Bureau of Administration, Department of State
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RE, Division of Research and Publications,
Department of State (see appendix D)
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RG, Record Group
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RP, Division of Research and Publications,
Department of State (see appendix D)
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S. Doc., Senate Document
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SAS, State Archiving System, electronic database
used by the Department of State for electronic cables
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SED, Senate Executive Document
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Ser, Serial
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SHAFR, Society for Historians of American Foreign
Relations
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SR (also CDC/SR), Office of
Systematic Review, Classification/Declassification Center, Bureau of
Administration, Department of State
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UK, United Kingdom
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UKNA, National Archives, United Kingdom
(Kew)
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USG, United States Government
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WTC, War Time Conference