Office of the Historian

List of Abbreviations and Symbols

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.

  • ADP, Airport Development Program
  • AEC, (United Nations), Atomic Energy Commission
  • A.F. of L., American Federation of Labor
  • AMG, Allied Military Government
  • Am Reps, American Republics
  • ARA, Office of American Republic Affairs, Department of State
  • ATC, Air Transport Command
  • AV, Aviation Division, Department of State
  • BC, Division of British Commonwealth Affairs, Department of State
  • BOT, Board of Trade (British)
  • C, Office of the Counselor, Department of State
  • CAA, Civil Aeronautics Administration
  • CCA, United Nations Commission for Conventional Armaments
  • CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
  • CEEC, Committee for European Economic Cooperation
  • CFM, Council of Foreign Ministers
  • CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
  • cirtel, circular telegram
  • CIU, Combined Intelligence Unit
  • CON, Office of Controls, Department of State
  • CP, Division of Commercial Policy, Department of State
  • CP, Communist Party
  • CPC, Combined Policy Committee
  • Delga, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the first part of the third session of the United Nations General Assembly, September–December 1948
  • Delsec, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the Council of Foreign Ministers and related conferences and meetings, at times headed by the Secretary of State
  • Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
  • Deptel, Department of State telegram
  • E, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Department of State
  • EAS, Executive Agreement Series
  • ECA, Economic Cooperation Administration
  • ECEFP, Executive Committee on Economic Foreign Policy
  • ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
  • ED, Division of Investment and Economic Development, Department of State
  • Emb, Embassy
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • EP, Division of Economic Property Policy, Department of State
  • ERP, European Recovery Program
  • EUCOM, European Command, United States Army
  • EUR, Office of European Affairs, Department of State
  • Eximbank, Export-Import Bank of Washington
  • FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization
  • FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
  • FC, Division of Foreign Activity Correlation, Department of State
  • FE, Office of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
  • FEA, Foreign Economic Administration
  • FinMin, Finance Minister
  • FLC, Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, Department of State
  • FN, Division of Financial Affairs, Department of State
  • FonMin, Foreign Minister
  • FonOff, Foreign Office
  • FonSec, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
  • ForMin, Foreign Minister
  • Frito, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the United Nations conference on trade and employment, Habana, November 1947–March 1948
  • FTT, Free Territory of Trieste
  • G, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of State
  • GA, General Assembly of the United Nations
  • Gadel, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the first part of the third session of the United Nations General Assembly, September–December 1948
  • GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • GOI, Government of India
  • GTI, Division of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Department of State
  • H.J. Res., House of Representatives Joint Resolution
  • HR, designation for legislation introduced in the House of Representatives
  • IADB, Inter-American Defense Board
  • IC, Interim Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
  • ICITO, Interim Commission, International Trade Organization
  • ICJ, International Court of Justice
  • IEFC, International Emergency Food Committee
  • ILO, International Labor Organization
  • IMF, International Monetary Fund infotel, information telegram
  • IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IR, Division of International Resources, Department of State
  • IS, Division of International Security Affairs, Department of State
  • ITO, International Trade Organization
  • ITP, Office of International Trade Policy, Department of State
  • JCCAE, Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Kr, Swedish Kronor
  • L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • LA, Latin America
  • LL, lend-lease
  • L/UNA, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • MAP, Military Assistance Program
  • Marit Comm, Maritime Commission
  • Martel, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Marshall while away from Washington
  • mfn, most favored nation
  • MG, Military Governor (Government)
  • MIC, Subcommittee on Military Information Control, State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee
  • MLC, Military Liaison Committee
  • MOS, Minister of Supply (British)
  • MSC, Military Staff Committee of the United Nations Security Council
  • mytel, my telegram
  • NAC, National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems
  • NEA, Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs, Department of State
  • NEI, Netherlands East Indies
  • niact, night action, communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
  • NME, National Military Establishment
  • NOE, Division of Northern European Affairs, Department of State
  • NRDB, (National) Research and Development Board
  • NSC, National Security Council
  • NSRB, National Security Resources Board
  • OEEC, Organization of European Economic Cooperation.
  • OFD, Office of Financial and Development Policy, Department of State
  • OFLC, Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, Department of State
  • OIE, Office of Information and Educational Exchange, Department of State
  • OIR, Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State
  • OIT, Office of International Trade, Department of Commerce
  • OMGUS, Office of Military Goverment in Germany (United States)
  • ourtel, our telegram
  • PAA, Pan American Airways
  • PCA, Policy Committee on Arms and Armaments, Department of State
  • PED, Petroleum Division, Department of State
  • PICAO, Professional International Civil Aviation Organization
  • PL, Division of Public Liaison, Department of State
  • PPS, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
  • PreCom, Preparatory Committee of the International Conference on Trade and Employment
  • QR, quantitative restrictions
  • RAC, Executive Committee on Regulation of Armaments
  • reDeptel, regarding Department of State telegram
  • reEmbtel, regarding Embassy telegram
  • reftel, reference telegram
  • reurtel, regarding your telegram
  • S, Office of the Secretary of State
  • S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
  • S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
  • S/S–PR, Protocol Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
  • SA-M, Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State (Press Relations), Michael J. McDermott
  • SANACC, State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee
  • SC, Security Council of the United Nations
  • S.J. Res., Senate Joint Resolution
  • SOA, Division of South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • SWNCC, State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee
  • SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • TA, trade agreement
  • TEC, technical cooperation
  • TIAS, Treaties and Other International Acts Series
  • Toito, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the United Nations conference on trade and employment, Habana, November 1947–March 1948
  • Torep, series indicator for messages from the Economic Cooperation Administration headquarters in Washington to the United States Special Representative in Europe under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948
  • TRC, Office of Transport and Communications, Department of State
  • TS, Department of State Treaty Series
  • U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
  • UKDel, United Kingdom Delegation
  • UMT, Universal Military Training
  • UN, United Nations
  • UNA, Office of United Nations Affairs, Department of State
  • UNAEC, United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
  • UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • UNI, International Administration Staff, Office of United Nations Affairs, Department of State
  • UNO, United Nations Organization
  • UNP, Division of United Nations Political Affairs, Department of State
  • UNRRA, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
  • UNS, Division of International Security Affairs, Department of State
  • UNSC, United Nations Security Council
  • UNTS, United Nations Treaty Series
  • urinfo, your information
  • urtel, your telegram
  • USA, United States Army
  • USAEC, United States Atomic Energy Commission
  • USAF, United States Air Force
  • UsDel, United States Delegation
  • USIS, United States Information Service
  • USPolAd, United States Political Adviser
  • UST, united States Treaties and Other International Agreements
  • USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
  • VD, Visa Division, Department of State
  • WE, Division of Western European Affairs, Department of State