Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, Vietnam,
Volume I
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
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Adv, Adviser
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AEC, Atomic Energy
Commission
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ARK,
Armée Royale Khmer (Royal Cambodian Army)
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ARVN, Army of the
Republic of Vietnam
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ASAP, As soon as
possible
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bn(s),
battalion(s)
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BOB, Bureau of the
Budget
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C, Office of the
Counselor of the Department of State
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C–IN–C, Commander in
Chief
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C/T, Country
Team
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CAS, Controlled
American Source
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ChiCom(s), Chinese
Communist(s)
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ChiNats, Chinese
Nationalists
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ChMAAG, Chief,
Military Assistance Advisory Group
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CINCPAC, Commander
in Chief, Pacific
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CINCPACFLT,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
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CG, Commanding
General
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CNO, Chief of Naval
Operations
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CO, Commanding
Officer
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Contel, Consulate
telegram
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CONUS, Continental
United States
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COS, Chief of
Staff
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CVN, Central
Vietnam
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CVTC, Confederation
of Vietnamese Trade Congresses
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CY, calendar
year
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Def, Defense
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DEPTAR, Department
of the Army
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Deptel, Department
of State telegram
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DFS, Defense Forces
Support
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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DRF, Division of
Research for the Far East, Office of Intelligence Research, Department of
State
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DRV, Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
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DS, Defense
support
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DTG, date time
group
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Dulte, series
indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
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Embtels, Embassy
telegrams
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ETA, estimated time of
arrival
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ETD, estimated time of
departure
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EUR, Bureau of
European Affairs, Department of State
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FAVN,
Forces Armées de Vietnam (Armed Forces of
Vietnam)
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBIS, Foreign
Broadcast Information Service
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FCDA, Federal Civil
Defense Administration
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FCN, Friendship,
Commerce, Navigation
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FE, Bureau of Far
Eastern Affairs, Department of State
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FE/SEA, Office of
Southeast Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of
State
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FEC, French
Expeditionary Corps
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FHC, French High
Commissioner (Vietnam)
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FOA, Foreign
Operations Administration
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FonMin, Foreign
Minister
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FonOff, Foreign
Office
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FRC, Federal Records
Center
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ftr sqn, fighter
squadron
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FY, Fiscal Year
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FYI, for your
information
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G, Office of the Deputy
Under Secretary of State; after 1955, the Deputy Under Secretary of State
for Political Affairs
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G–2, Army staff section
dealing with intelligence at the divisional level or higher
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G–5, Army staff section
dealing with civil affairs at the divisional level or higher
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G–6, Army staff section
dealing with communication electronics at the divisional level or
higher
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GA, General
Assembly
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GNP, Gross National
Product
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GOI, Government of
India
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GRC, Government of the
Republic of China
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GVN, Government of
Vietnam
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HBM, Her Britannic
Majesty’s
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HQ, headquarters
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IAC, Intelligence
Advisory Committee
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IC, Indochina
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ICA, International
Cooperation Administration
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Icato, series
indicator for telegrams originating with the International Cooperation
Administration
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ICC, International
Control Commission
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IMF, International
Monetary Fund
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inf, infantry
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INR, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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IO, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
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ISA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
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ISC, International
Supervisory and Control Commission (variation of ICC)
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JAC, Joint (Armistice)
Commission
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JOC, Joint Operations
Center
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km, kilometer
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L, Office of the Legal
Adviser, Department of State
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L/FE, Office of the
Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
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LCM, Landing Craft,
Medium
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LCVP, Landing Craft,
Vehicle, Personnel
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ln sqn, line
squadron
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LOC, lines of
communication
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LSIL, Landing Ship,
Infantry, Large
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LSSL, Support Landing
Ship, Large
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MAAG, Military
Assistance Advisory Group
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MAGCH, series
indicator for telegrams from the Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory
Group
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MATS, Military Air
Transport Service
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MDA, Mutual Defense
Assistance
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MDAP, Mutual Defense
Assistance Program
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MSU, Michigan State
University
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MSUG, Michigan State
University Group
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mytel, my
telegram
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NATO, North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
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niact, night action;
communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of
the day or night
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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NNSC, Neutral Nations
Supervisory Commission
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NRM, National
Revolutionary Movement
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NSC, National Security
Council
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OASD/ISA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security
Affairs)
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OCB, Operations
Coordinating Board
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ODM, Office of Defense
Mobilization
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OSD, Office of the
Secretary of Defense
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PA, project
authorization
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PACOM, Pacific
Command
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POL, petroleum, oil,
and lubricants
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Polto, series
indicator for telegrams from the United States Permanent Representative to
the North Atlantic Council
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PPS, Policy Planning
Staff, Department of State
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PriMin, Prime
Minister
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PSA, Office of
Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, Department of State
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PSB, Psychological
Strategy Board
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RCT, Regimental Combat
Team
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reftel, reference
telegram
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Regt Hq, Regimental
Headquarters
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RKG, Royal Khmer
Government
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RLT, Regimental
Landing Team
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ROK, Republic of
Korea
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RVN, Republic of
Vietnam
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S/MSA, Office of the
Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Mutual Security
Affairs
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S/P, Policy Planning
Staff, Department of State
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S/S, The Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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SAC, Strategic Air
Command
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SC, Security
Council
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SDC, Self Defense
Corps
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SEA, Office of
Southeast Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of
State
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SEA, Southeast
Asia
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SEACDT, Southeast
Asia Collective Defense Treaty
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SEATO, Southeast
Asian Treaty Organization
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Secto, series
indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at
international conferences
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SMM, Saigon Military
Mission
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SNIE, Special
National Intelligence Estimate
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SOA, Office of South
Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs,
Department of State
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SPA, Office of
Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of
State
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Sp Trps, Special
Troops
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sqn, squadron
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svc, service
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SVN, South
Vietnam
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TACPS, Tactical Air
Control Party Support
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Tedul, primarily a
series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to Secretary of
State Dulles while absent from
Washington
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TDY, Temporary
Duty
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TERM, Temporary
Equipment Recovery Mission
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TF, Task Force
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Toica, series
indicator for telegrams to the International Cooperation
Administration
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Tosec, series
indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of
State (or his delegation) at international conferences
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Tousfo, series
indicator for telegrams and airgrams to the Foreign Operations
Administration from missions abroad
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Trans Sqn,
Transportation Squadron
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TRIM, Training
Relations Instruction Mission
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TWX(S),
teletypewriter exchange(s)
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U/PR, Protocol Staff
in the Office of the Under Secretary of State
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UK, United
Kingdom
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UN, United
Nations
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UNP, Office of United
Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization
Affairs, Department of State
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USAF, United States
Air Force
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USDel, United States
Delegation
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USIA, United States
Information Agency
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USN, United States
Navy
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USOM, United States
Operations Mission
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USSR, Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
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VBI, Vietnamese Bureau
of Investigation
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VM, Viet
Minh
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VN, Vietnamese
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VNA, Vietnamese
National Army
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VNAF, Vietnamese
Armed Forces
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VNQDD,
Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dung
(National
Party of Vietnam)
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WE, Office of Western
European Affairs, Department of State