Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950–1955, The
Intelligence Community, 1950–1955
Abbreviations and Terms
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AD/ORE, Assistant
Director for Reports and Estimates
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ADPC, Assistant
Director for Policy Coordination, CIA
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ADSO, Assistant
Director for Special Operations (CIG and
CIA)
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AEC, Atomic Energy
Commission
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AFSA, Armed Forces
Security Agency
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AFSS, Air Force
Security Service
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ARC, Air Resupply and
Communications
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ARPA, Advanced
Research Projects Agency
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ASA, Army Security
Agency
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ATIC, Air Technical
Intelligence Center
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BOB, Bureau of the
Budget
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BW, biological
warfare
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CA, covert action; also
circular airgram
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CAS, Cleared American
Source
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CAT, Civil Air
Transport
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CE, Division of Central
European Affairs, Department of State; also Counter-Espionage
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CENTO, Central
Treaty Organization
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CERP, Combined
Economic Reporting Program
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CG, Commanding
General
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CI,
Counter-intelligence
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CID, Criminal
Investigative Division; also Counter-intelligence Division
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CIG, Central
Intelligence Group
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CO, Commanding
Officer
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COAPS, Coordination,
Operations and Policy/Planning Staff
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COMINT,
Communications Intelligence
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CP, Communist
party
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CRITIC, Critical
Intelligence Communications
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CSP, Chief, Special
Projects Division, Office of Policy Coordination
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CW, chemical
warfare
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DCD, Domestic Contacts
Division
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DCI, Director of
Central Intelligence (CIG and CIA)
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DCID, Director of
Central Intelligence Directive
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DDCI, Deputy Director
of Central Intelligence (CIG and CIA)
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DDA, Deputy Director
for Administration
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DDC, Deputy Director
for Coordination
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DDI, Deputy Director
for Intelligence
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DDO, Deputy Director
for Operations
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DDP, Deputy Director
for Plans
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DD/S&T, Deputy
Director for Science and Technology
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DIRNSA, Director,
National Security Agency
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DNI, Director of Naval
Intelligence
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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DPD, Development
Projects Division
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E & E, escape and
evasion
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ECA, Economic
Cooperation Administration
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ECM, electronic
counter-measures
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ELINT, electronic
intelligence
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ES/NSC, Executive
Secretary, National Security Council
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EUCOM, European
Command
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EUR, Bureau of
European Affairs, Department of State
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBID, Foreign
Broadcast Information Division
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FBIS, Foreign
Broadcast Information Service
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FE, Office of Far
Eastern Affairs, Department of State
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FEA, Foreign Economic
Administration
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FEC, Free Europe
Committee
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FI, Foreign
Intelligence
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FOA, Foreign
Operations Administration
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FSO, Foreign Service
Officer
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FSR, Foreign Service
Reserve
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FTX, field training
exercise
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FY, fiscal year
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G–2, intelligence
section of divisional or higher staff
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G–5, civil affairs
section of divisional or higher staff
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GAO, General
Accounting Office
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GCHQ, General
Communications Headquarters (UK)
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GMAIC, Guided
Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee
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GMIC, Guided Missile
Intelligence Committee
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HICOG, High
Commissioner for Germany
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HUMINT, human
intelligence
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IAB, Intelligence
Advisory Board
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IAC, Intelligence
Advisory Committee
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IAD, Acquisition and
Distribution Division, Office of Research and Intelligence, Department of
State
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IBD, International
Broadcasting Division
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ICA, International
Cooperation Administration
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ICBM,
intercontinental ballistic missile
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ICIS,
Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security
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ICS, Interdepartmental
Coordinating Staff; also Intelligence Community Staff
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IDP, Initial
deployment plan
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IFIO, International
Foreign Information Organization
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IFIS, International
Foreign Information Staff
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IG, Inspector
General
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IIC, Interdepartmental
Intelligence Committee
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IS, Intelligence
Staff
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ISA, International
Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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INR, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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J–2,
JCS intelligence organization
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JAEIC, Joint Atomic
Energy Intelligence Committee
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JANIS, Joint
Army-Navy Intelligence Studies
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JIC, Joint
Intelligence Committee; also Joint Intelligence Center
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JIS, Joint
Intelligence Staff
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JISPD, Joint
Intelligence Studies Publication Board
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JOT, junior officer
trainee
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JRC, Joint
Reconnaissance Center
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JRDB, Joint Research
and Development Board
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JSPD, Joint
Subsidiary Plans Division
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JTIS, Joint Technical
Intelligence Subcommittee
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L, Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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MAAG, Military
Assistance Advisory Group
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MI, military
intelligence
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MID, Military
Intelligence Division, Department of the Army
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MIS, Military
Intelligence Staff, War Department General Staff; also military intelligence
service
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NATO, North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
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NCFE, National
Committee for a Free Europe
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NIA, National
Intelligence Authority
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NIC, National
Indications Center of the IAC Watch
Committee
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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NIS, National
Intelligence Survey; also National Intelligence Summary
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NPIC, National
Photographic Interpretation Center
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NSA, National Security
Agency
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NSC, National Security
Council
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NSCID, National
Security Council Intelligence Directive
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NSG, Navy Security
Group
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NSRB, National
Security Resources Board
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NTPC, National
Technical Processing Center
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OB, order of
battle
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OCB, Operations
Coordination Board
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OCD, Office of
Collection and Dissemination
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OCI, Office of Current
Intelligence
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ODA, Office of
Departmental Administration, Bureau of Administration, Department of
State
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ODM, Office of Defense
Mobilization
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OIR, Office of
Intelligence Research
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OLI, Office of
Libraries and Intelligence Acquisition
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ONE, Office of
National Estimates
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ONI, Office of Naval
Intelligence, Department of Navy
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ONR, Office of Naval
Research
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OO, Office of
Operations
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OPC, Office of Policy
Coordination
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OPD, Operations
Division, War Department
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ORE, Office of
Research and Evaluation; also Office of Reports and Estimates
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OSO, Office of Special
Operations
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OSS, Office of
Strategic Services
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OWI, Office of War
Information
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PACAF, Pacific Air
Forces
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PACOM, Pacific
Command
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PBCFIA, President’s
Board of Consultants for Foreign Intelligence Activities
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PCG, Planning
Coordination Group
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PFIAB, President’s
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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PHOTINT,
photographic intelligence
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PIC, Photographic
Interpretation Center
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PM, Directorate of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State; also paramilitary
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PNG, persona non
grata
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PNIO, priority
national intelligence objectives
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POCC, Psychological
Operations Coordinating Committee
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PP, political and
psychological
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PSB, Psychological
Strategy Board
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R, Secretary of State’s
Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence
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R&A, research and
analysis
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R&D, Research and
development
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RFA, Radio Free
Asia
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RFE, Radio Free
Europe
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RIAS, Radio in the
American Sector
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ROB, radar order of
battle
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ROKG, Republic of
Korea Government
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RTG, Reconnaissance
Technical Group
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S&T, Science and
Technology
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SAC, Strategic Air
Command
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SANACC,
State-Army-Navy-Air Coordinating Committee
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SE, Special
Estimate
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SEC, Scientific
Estimates Committee
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SESP, Special
Electronic Airborne Search Operations
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SHAPE, Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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SI, special
intelligence
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SIS, Special
Intelligence Service
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SNIE, Special
National Intelligence Estimate
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SO or SOPAG,
Special Operations
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SOVMAT, Soviet
material
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SWNCC,
State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee
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T/O, table of
organization
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TAC, Tactical Air
Command
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UNO, United Nations
Organization
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USAFE, U.S. Air
Forces, Europe
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USCIB, U.S.
Communications Intelligence Board
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USEB, U.S. Evaluation
Board
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USFA, U.S. Forces in
Austria
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USIA, U.S.
Information Agency
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USIB, U.S.
Intelligence Board
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USIE, U.S.
Information and Education (Program)
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USRO, U.S. Mission to
NATO and European Regional
Organizations
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USSR, Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
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VOA, Voice of
America
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ZI, zone of
interior