List of Abbreviations and Symbols
Editors’ 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.
- AD , Acción Democrática, a Venezuelan political party
- AEC , Atomic Energy Commission
- AF , Office of African Affairs, Department of State
- AP , Associated Press
- APRA , Alianza Popular Revolucionario Americana, a Peruvian political party
- APS , Agricultural Products Staff, Office of International Materials Policy, Department of State
- AR , Office of Regional American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA , Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- AS & R , American Smelting and Refining Company
- ASW , anti-submarine warfare
- CA , Central America
- CAA , Civil Aeronautics Administration
- CAB , Civil Aeronautics Board
- CCC , Commodity Credit Corporation
- CGT , Confederación General del Trabajo (General Confederation of Labor), in Argentina
- CIA , Central Intelligence Agency
- CINCARIB , Commander in Chief, Caribbean
- cirtel , circular telegram
- CMB , Corporación Minera de Bolivia (Mining Corporation of Bolivia)
- COAS , Council of the Organization of American States
- COCOM , Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group of nations working to control export of strategic goods to Communist countries
- COMIBOL , Corporación Minera de Bolivia (Mining Corporation of Bolivia)
- COPEI , Comité Organización Politica Electoral Independiente, a Venezuelan political party
- CTAL , Confederación de Trabajadores de América Latina (Confederation of Latin American Workers)
- Del , delegate, delegation
- Delus , series indicator for telegrams from the United States delegation at an international conference
- Depcirgram , Department of State circular airgram
- Depcirtel , Department of State circular telegram
- Depgam , Department of State airgram
- Deptel , Department of State telegram
- DMB , Defense Mobilization Board
- DMPA , Defense Materials Procurement Agency
- DMS , Director of Mutual Security
- DO , Defense Order
- DRA , Division of Research for American Republics, Department of State
- Dulte , primarily a series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while absent from Washington; also used as a series indicator for telegrams to Dulles from the head of the United States delegation at an international conference
- E , Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- ECLA , Economic Commission for Latin America, United Nations
- ECOSOC , Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
- ED , Investment and Economic Development Staff, Office of Financial and Development Policy, Department of State
- EDT , Office of Economic Defense and Trade Policy, Department of State
- Emb , Embassy
- Embtel , Embassy telegram
- EPS , Emergency Procurement Service
- EUR , Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EXIM Bank (Eximbank) , Export-Import Bank of Washington
- FAO , Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
- FBI , Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBO , Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, Department of State
- FCN , Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation (treaty)
- FinMin , Minister of Finance
- FOA , Foreign Operations Administration
- FonAffs , Foreign Affairs
- FonMin , Foreign Minister
- FonOff , Foreign Office
- FSO , Foreign Service Officer
- FY , fiscal year
- FYI , for your information
- G , Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State
- GATT , General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GSA , General Services Administration
- H , Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations
- HICOG , United States High Commissioner for Germany
- IADB , Inter-American Defense Board
- IA-ECOSOC (IAECOSOC) , Inter-American Economic and Social Council
- IAGS , Inter-American Geodetic Survey
- IAPC , Inter-American Peace Committee of the Organization of American States
- IAPI , Instituto Argentino de Promoción del Intercambio (Argentine Trade Promotion Institute)
- IBRD , International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- IC , Division of International Conferences, Department of State
- ICFTU , International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- IIAA , Institute of Inter-American Affairs
- ILO , International Labor Organization
- IMC , International Materials Conference
- IMF , International Monetary Fund
- IO , Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IRCA , International Railways of Central America
- ISA , Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- JBUSDC , Joint Brazil–United States Defense Commission
- JBUSEDC , Joint Brazil–United States Economic Development Commission
- JBUSMC , Joint Brazil–United States Military Commission
- JCS , Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JMUSDC , Joint Mexico–United States Defense Commission
- L/E , Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Economic Affairs, Department of State
- LA , Latin America
- LAV , Línea Aeropostal Venezolana, a government-owned Venezuelan airline
- LL , Lend-Lease and Surplus Property Staff, Department of State
- MAAG , Military Assistance Advisory Group
- MAP , Military Assistance Program
- MC , Military Committee
- MD , Munitions Division, Department of State
- MDA , Mutual Defense Assistance
- MDAA , Mutual Defense Assistance Act
- MDAP , Mutual Defense Assistance Program
- MID , Office of Middle American Affairs, Department of State
- mil , military
- MinFin , Minister of Finance
- MINMET , Minerales y Metales, S.A., an Argentine mining company
- MMS , Metals and Minerals Staff, Office of International Materials Policy, Department of State
- MNR , Movimiento National Revolucionario (National Revolutionary Movement), a Bolivian political party
- MSA , Mutual Security Agency; Mutual Security Act (of 1951)
- mytel , my telegram
- NAC , National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems
- NATO , North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- niact , night action, communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
- NIE , National Intelligence Estimate
- NPA , National Production Authority
- NSC , National Security Council
- OAR , other American Republics
- OAS , Organization of American States
- OCB , Operations Coordinating Board
- ODECA , Organización de Estados Centro Americanos (Organization of Central American States)
- ODM , Office of Defense Mobilization
- OFD , Office of Financial and Development Policy, Department of State
- OIE , Office of Intelligence Estimates, Department of State
- OIR , Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State
- OIT , Office of International Trade, Department of Commerce
- OLA , Office of Latin American Operations, Foreign Operations Administration
- OMP , Office of International Materials Policy
- OPS , Office of Price Stabilization
- ORIT , Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores (Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers)
- OSA , Office of South American Affairs, Department of State
- P , Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
- PAA , Pan American Airlines
- Panagra , Pan American Grace Airways, Inc.
- PAO , Public Affairs Officer
- PAU , Pan American Union
- PJBD , Permanent Joint Board on Defense
- R , Office of the Special Assistant for Intelligence, Department of State
- reDeptel , regarding Department of State telegram
- reEmbtel , regarding Embassy telegram
- reftel , reference telegram
- remytel , regarding my telegram
- reurtel , regarding your telegram
- RFC , Reconstruction Finance Corporation
- S/P , Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
- S/S , Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- SHADA , Société Haitiane-Americaine de Développement Agricole (Haitian-American Society for Agricultural Development)
- STICA , Servicio Técnico Interamericano de Cooperación Agrícola (Inter-American Technical Service for Agricultural Cooperation)
- TA , technical assistance
- TCA , Technical Cooperation Administration
- Tedul , primarily a series indicator for telegrams to Secretary of State Dulles while absent from Washington; also used as a series indicator for telegrams from Dulles to the head of the United States delegation at an international conference
- Totec , designation for telegrams and despatches dealing with technical assistance
- TRC , Office of Transport and Communication Policy, Department of State
- U , Office of the Under Secretary of State
- UFCO , United Fruit Company
- UN , United Nations
- UNA , Bureau of United Nations Affairs, Department of State
- UNGA , United Nations General Assembly
- UNP , Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State
- UNSC , United Nations Security Council
- UNTA , United Nations Technical Assistance
- UPI , United Press International
- URD , Unión Republicana Democrática, a Venezuelan political party
- urinfo , your information
- urtel , your telegram
- USA , United States Army
- USAF , United States Air Force
- USDel , United States Delegation; also a series indicator for telegrams to the United States delegation at an international conference
- USIA , United States Information Agency
- USIE , United States Information and Educational Exchange Program
- USIS , United States Information Service
- USMC , United States Marine Corps
- USN , United States Navy
- USOM , United States Operations Mission
- USUN , United States Mission at the United Nations
- VOA , Voice of America
- WFTU , World Federation of Trade Unions
- XMB , Export-Import Bank of Washington
- YPF , Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales, an Argentine Government petroleum agency