List of abbreviations
Editor’s Note:—This list does not include standard abbreviations in common usage; unusual abbreviations of rare occurrence which are clarified at appropriate points; and those abbreviations and contractions which, although uncommon, are understandable from the context.
- ACC, Allied Control Commission
- AFL, American Federation of Labor
- AIF, Australian Imperial Force
- AMG, Allied Military Government
- BMA, British Military Authority
- CFM, Council of Foreign Ministers
- Delsec, Indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegations to the Paris Peace Conference and the Council of Foreign Ministers, at times headed by the Secretary of State
- Deptel, Department’s telegram
- EAM, Ethnikon Apeleftherotikon Metopon, the Communist-dominated Greek National Liberation Front
- ECITO, European Central Inland Transport Organization
- ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- Embtel, Embassy’s telegram
- EUR, Office of European Affairs, Department of State
- Eximbank, Export-Import Bank of the United States
- FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization
- FonMin, Foreign Minister
- FonOff, Foreign Office
- GA, The General Assembly of the United Nations
- GHQ, General Headquarters
- IARA, Inter-Allied Reparation Agency
- IRO, International Refugee Organization
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- MFN, Most favored nation
- MTB, Motor Torpedo Boat
- Mytel, My telegram
- Niact, Communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any time of the day or night
- OCD, Indicator for telegrams from military advisers, United States Delegations to the Paris Peace Conference and the Council of Foreign Ministers, to the War Department
- PICAO, Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
- PolAd, Political Adviser
- SC, Security Council of the United Nations
- Secdel, Indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegations to the Paris Peace Conference and the Council of Foreign Ministers, at times headed by the Secretary of State
- SSR, Soviet Socialist Republic
- SWNCC, State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee
- SYG, Secretary General
- UN, United Nations
- UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- UNO, United Nations Organization
- UNRRA, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
- USDel, United States Delegation
- USFET, United States Forces, European Theatre
- WDCSA, War Department Chief of Staff, United States Army
- WDGPO, War Department, Office of Plans and Operations