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A, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration

A–, airgram

AA, antiaircraft

AA–AW, antiaircraft-aircraft warning

AC, Advisory Council

AF, Office of African Affairs, Department of State

Afg, Afghanistan

AFL, American Federation of Labor

AHC, Arab Higher Committee

AIOC, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company

AL, Arab League

AMAG, American Mission for Aid to Greece; also Amag, series indicator for telegrams from the Mission

AMAT, American Mission for Aid to Turkey

Amb, Ambassador

AmEmb, American Embassy

Aminoil, American Independent Oil Company

ANE, Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State

ANE/E, Officer in Charge, Economic Affairs, Office of African and Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State

AP, Associated Press

ARA, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs

Aramco, Arabian-American Oil Company

ARMAT, Army Attaché

ARMISH, American Military Mission with the Iranian Army

AT, antitank

AUB, American University of Beirut

AW, aircraft warning

BA, British Army

Bagen, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Representative on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans, at Geneva

Balcom, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Representative on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans

Bapco, Bahrein Petroleum Company, Limited

bn, battalion

BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Department of State

BPC, Basra Petroleum Company

b.p.d., barrels per day

BritEmb, British Embassy

C/S, Chief of Staff

CAA, Civil Aeronautics Administration

Caltex, California Texas Oil Company, Limited

CanaDel, Canadian Delegation

CARE, Committee for American Relief for Europe

CCP, Conciliation Commission for Palestine (United Nations)

CFM, Council of Foreign Ministers

CFP, Cie Française Petroles

CIA, Central Intelligence Agency

CID, Criminal Investigation Detachment

CinC, Commander in Chief

CINCNELM, Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

CIO, Congress of Industrial Organizations

cirtel, circular telegram

CM, Career Minister

CO, Commanding Officer

Combal, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Representative on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans

Cominform, Communist Information Bureau

Con, Consulate

ConGen, Consul General

CRO, Commonwealth Relations Office (British)

CSGPO, Plans and Operations Division, General Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff, United States Army

DAB, Dhahran Airbase

DAF, Dhahran Airfield

Def, Department of Defense; defense

Delga, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the United Nations General Assembly

Delli, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation on the United Nations Advisory Council for Libya

Deltc, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the United Nations Trusteeship Council in Geneva

Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram

Depinfotel, Department of State information telegram

Depinst (Deptinstr), Department of State instruction

Depreftel, Department of State reference telegram

Deptel, Department of State telegram

Deptintel, Department of State circular information telegram

DOT, dependent overseas territory

DP, displaced person

DRN, Division of Research for Near East and Africa, Department of State

E, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

EAM, Ethnikon Apeleftherotikon Metopon (National Liberation Front), resistance group controlled by the Communist Party of Greece

ECA, Economic Cooperation Administration

ECA/G, Economic Cooperation Administration Mission to Greece

ECA/W, headquarters of the Economic Cooperation Administration in Washington

ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

ECCH, Economic Cooperation Administration Chief of Mission to Greece

ED, Investment and Economic Development Staff, Department of State

EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State

Emb, Embassy

Embdes (Embdesp), Embassy despatch

Embtel (Emtel), Embassy telegram

EPEK, Ethniki Prodeftiki Enosis Kendrou (National Progressive Union of the Center), Greek political coalition

EPU, European Payments Union

ER, Economic Resources and Security Staff, Department of State

ERP, European Recovery Program

EthioDel, Ethiopian Delegation

EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State

Exim (Ex-Im Bank, Eximbank), Export-Import Bank of Washington

FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization

FBO, Division of Foreign Buildings Operations, Department of State

FCN, friendship, commerce, and navigation (treaty)

FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State

FinMin, Finance Minister

FM, Foreign Minister

FMACC, Foreign Military Assistance Coordinating Committee

FO, Foreign Office

FonMin, Foreign Minister

FonOff, Foreign Office

ForMin, Foreign Minister

FP, Division of Foreign Service Personnel, Department of State

FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Department of State

FY, fiscal year

FYI, for your information

G, Deputy Under Secretary of State

G–2, Army general staff section dealing with intelligence at the divisional or higher level

G–3, Army general staff section dealing with operations and training at the divisional or higher level

G–4, Army general staff section dealing with supply at the divisional or higher level

GA, General Assembly of the United Nations

Gadel, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the United Nations General Assembly

GAF, Greek Armed Forces

GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GAUN, General Assembly of the United Nations

GDA, Greek Democratic Army, the military establishment of the Communist-led Greek guerrilla movement

Genba, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Representative on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans, at Geneva

GENMISH, United States Military Mission with the Iranian Gendarmerie

GLS, Greek Liaison Service with the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans

GNA, Greek National Army

GOI, Government of India

GOP, Government of Pakistan

GSEE, Genike Synomospondia ton Ergaton tes Ellados (General Confederation of Greek Workers)

GT, Greece and Turkey

GTI, Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Department of State

H, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations

H’s, howitzers

HE, His Excellency

HICOM, High Commission (er) for Germany

HIM, His Imperial Majesty

HJK, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

HM, His Majesty

HMG, His Majesty’s Government

H.R.H., His Royal Highness

IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IC, Indochina

IC, Interim Committee of the United Nations General Assembly

ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization

ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

ICJ, International Court of Justice

ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross

infotel, information telegram

instr, instruction

intel, circular information telegram

IPC, Iraq Petroleum Company

IRC, International Red Cross

IRO, International Refugee Organization

ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of State

ITO, International Trade Organization

JAMMAT, Joint American Military Mission for Aid to Turkey

JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff; also designation for telegrams from the Joint Chiefs of Staff

JUSMAG, Joint United States Military Aid Group

JUSMAPG, Joint United States Military Advisory and Planning Group

JUSSGSA, Joint United States Survey Group to Saudi Arabia

KKE, Kommounistikon Komnia Ellados (Communist Party of Greece)

KOC (KUOCO), Kuwait Oil Company

L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State

L, designation for telegrams from the Joint United States Military Aid Group in Greece

L/E, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Economic Affairs, Department of State

L/P, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Political Affairs, Department of State

LA, Latin America

Leg, Legation

Legdes, Legation despatch

Legtel, Legation telegram

Lib Govt, Liberian Government

Lidel, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation on the United Nations Advisory Council for Libya

MA, Military Attaché

MAC, Mixed Armistice Commission

MAP, Military Assistance Program Mapai, Mifleget po’ale Erets-Yisrael (Israel Labour Party)

Mapam, Mifleget HaPo’alim HaM’uhedet (United Workers Party)

MATS, Military Air Transport Service

MC, Member of Congress

MD, Munitions Division, Department; of State

MDA, Mutual Defense Assistance

MDAP, Mutual Defense Assistance Program

ME, Middle East

MEA, Metopon Ethnikes Anademiourgias (National Regeneration Front), party in the Greek elections of March 5, 1950

MEA, Ministry of Exernal Affairs of India

MEA, Monades Ethnofroura Amynis (Units of National Guard Defense), armed civilian organization in Greece

Mepco, Middle East Pipeline Company

MID, designation for telegrams from the Military Attache in Greece

MinFin, Ministry of Finance

MinFonAff, Minister for Foreign Affairs

MKA, Morrison-Knudson of Afghanistan, Inc.:

MN, Monetary Affairs Staff, Department of State

MND, Ministry of National Defense

mytel, my telegram

NAC, National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems

NAC, North Atlantic Council

NAT(O), North Atlantic Treaty (Organization)

NE, Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; Near East; Near Eastern

NEA, Bureau, of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State

niact, night action communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night

NME, National Military Establishment

NSC, National Security Council

NSRB, National Security Resources Board

NWFP, North West Frontier Province

OCI, Overseas Consultants, Inc.

OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation

OIR/GE, Special Adviser on Geography, Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State

OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSR, Office of the United States Special Representative in Europe under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948

OTC, Overseas Territories Committee of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation

P, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs

Palun, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Representative on the Conciliation Commission for Palestine

PAP, Polilike Anexarletos Parataxis (Independent Political Array), coalition of Greek political parties of the extreme right

PCC, Palestine Conciliation Commission (United Nations)

PD, Passport Division, Department of State

PED, Petroleum Policy Staff, Office of International Trade Policy, Department of State

PG, Persian Gulf

PHC & T, packing, handling, crating, and transportation

PL, Public Law

PM, Prime Minister

POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants

PPS, designation for documents by the Policy Planning Staff, Department of State

PRA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

PriMin, Prime Minister

PRL, Parti Républicain de la Liberié, a French political party

PT and T, Posts, Telegraph, and Telephone

PWOC, Pacific Western Oil Company

R, Office of the Special Assistant for Intelligence, Department of State

RAF, Royal Air Force (British)

Rapun, series indicator for telegrams from or concerning the United States Member of the Advisory Commission to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

reDepcirtel, regarding Department of State circular telegram

reDeptel, regarding Department of of State telegram

reEmbtel, regarding Embassy telegram

refcirtel, reference circular telegram reftel, reference telegram reLegdes, regarding Legation despatch

remytel, regarding my telegram

Respec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State from the United States Special Representative in Europe under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948

Repto, series indicator for messages to the Economic Cooperation Administration headquarters in Washington from the United States Special Representative in Europe under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948

reurtel, regarding your telegram

RN, Royal Navy (Greek)

RSSS, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, a militant Hindu communal organization

S, Office of the Secretary of State

S/ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of State

S/MDA, Mutual Defense Assistance Program, Department of State

S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State

S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State

SA, Saudi Arabia

SA–M, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State (Press Relations)

SAG, Saudi Arabian Government

SC, Security Council of the United Nations

SE, southeast

SecGen, Secretary-General

SecState, Secretary of State

Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State when he is absent from the Department; also, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the May and September Foreign Ministers meetings and the NATO Council meetings

SG, Standing Group of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Council

SMA, Senior Military Attaché

SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Department of State

SONJ, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey

SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations

TA, technical assistance

Tap, series indicator for telegrams from the Technical Assistance Program Mission

Tapline, Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company

TC, Trusteeship Council of the United Nations

TCD, Interim Office for Technical Cooperation and Development, Department of State

Tcdel, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation at the United Nations Trusteeship Council in Geneva

TD, tank destroyer

telecon, telephone conversation

TGS, Turkish General Staff

TIAS, Treaties and Other International Acts Series

TJ, Transjordan

TL, Turkish lira

TO, Table of Organization, United States Army

Toeca, series indicator for telegrams to the Economic Cooperation Administration in. Washington from its missions abroad

Tomap, designation for telegrams concerned with the Mutual Defense Assistance Program

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

Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State when he is absent from the Department; also, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation at the May Foreign Ministers meeting

TSO, Truce Supervisory Organization of the United Nations

TU, trade union

TUSAFG, The United States Air Force Group in Turkey

TUSAG, The United States Army Group in Turkey

TUSNG, The United States Navy Group in Turkey

TWA, Trans-World Airlines, Inc.

U/FW, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State (Fisheries and Wildlife)

UGTT, Union Generate des Travaitleurs Tunisiens, a Tunisian nationalist trade union organization

UKDel, United Kingdom Delegation

UKG, United Kingdom Government

UM, Under Secretary’s Meeting

UN, United Nations

UNA, Bureau of United Nations Affairs, Department of State

UNA/P, United Nations Planning Staff, Department of State

UNCIP, United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan

UnComlnq, United Nations Commission of Inquiry

UND, Office of Dependent Area Affairs, Department of State

UNDel, Delegation to the United Nations

UNGA, United Nations General Assembly

UNICEF, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State

Unpal, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Representative on the Conciliation Commission for Palestine

UNPRA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

Unrap, series indicator for telegrams to or concerning the United States Member of the Advisory Commission to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

UNRPR, United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees

UNRWAPRNE (UNRWA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

UNSC, United Nations Security Council

UNSCOB, United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans

UNTS, United Nations Treaty Series

UP, United Press

urinfo, your information

urtel, your telegram

USA, United States Army

USAF, United States Air Force

USDel, United States Delegation; also Usdel, designation for messages from the United States Delegation on the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans

USG, United States Government

USIE, United States Information and Educational Exchange Program

USIS, United States Information Service

USN, United States Navy

USPCC, United States Representative on the Palestine Conciliation Commission

USRep, United States Representative

UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements

USTC, United States Representative on the Trusteeship Council

USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations

USUNNY, United States Mission at the United Nations, New York

VOA, Voice of America

WAR, series indicator for telegrams sent overseas by the Department of the Army or by Army Headquarters, Washington

WB, Wireless Bulletin

WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of State

Weeka, weekly, interagency, summary analysis from United States diplomatic missions

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume V

List of Abbreviations and Symbols