List of Abbreviations

• A, airgram; Army
• ACEP, Advisory Committee on Export Policy
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AF, Air Force
• AG, Attorney General
• ARA, Bureau of Inter–American Affairs, Department of State
• ASM, air–to–surface missile
• ASW, anti–submarine warfare
• B–K, Bulganin–Khrushchev
• BBC, British Broadcasting Company
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• BOB, Bureau of the Budget
• BOMARC, Boeing–Michigan Aeronautical Test Center missile; U.S. Air Force surface–to–air delta winged area defense missile
• BOT, Board of Trade (United Kingdom)
• C, Office of the Counselor, Department of State
• CA, circular airgram; Office of Chinese Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• CCSL, Consolidated China Special List
• CE, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
• CEA, Council of Economic Advisors
• CEP, circular error probable
• CERN, Conseil europeenne pour la recherche nucleaire (European Council for Nuclear Research)
• CFEP, Council on Foreign Economic Policy
• CG, Consultative Group of nations, based in Paris working to control the export of strategic goods to Communist countries
• ChiCom, Chinese Communist
• CHINCOM, China Committee of the Paris Consultative Group
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
• CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CINCONAD, Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command
• circ, circular
• cirtel, circular telegram
• COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group
• COMINFORM, Communist Information Bureau
• CONAD, Continental Air Defense Command
• CPSU, Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• CS/E, Allied Forces Southern Europe
• CVE, escort aircraft carrier
• CW, chemical warhead; chemical warfare
• CY, calendar year
• D, member of the Democratic Party in the United States
• del, delegate; delegation
• Delga, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Delegation at the U.S. Mission at the United Nations
• Dento, series indicator for telegrams to the Denver White House
• Deptel, Department of State telegram
• DEW, distant early warning DFI, Division of Functional Intelligence, Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State
• DOD, Department of Defense
• Dulte, series indicator for personal telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
• E, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
• ECD, Economic Defense Division, Office of International Trade and Resources, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• ECM, electronic countermeasures
• ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
• ED, Investment and Development Staff, Office of Financial and Development Policy, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• EDAC, Economic Defense Advisory Committee
• EDC, European Defense Community
• EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• ELINT, electronic intelligence
• Emb, Embassy
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• E.O., Executive Order
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/RPM, Office of Atlantic Political and Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Community
• E–W, East–West
• Excon, series indicator for telegrams dealing with the export control program
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FCDA, Federal Civil Defense Administration
• FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FE/P, Public Affairs Staff, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FOA, Foreign Operations Administration
• FonOff, Foreign Office
• FRC, Federal Records Center
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State
• GA, United Nations General Assembly
• Gadel, series indicator for telegrams to the U.S. Delegation at the U.N. General Assembly
• GADel, U.S. Delegation at the U.N. General Assembly
• GRC, Government of the Republic of China
• H, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations
• HB, heavy bomber; horizontal bomber
• HE, high explosive
• HEW, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
• HCR, U.S. House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution
• H. J.Res, U.S. House of Representatives Joint Resolution
• I, Office of the Director, U.S. Information Agency
• I/R, Public Information Staff, Office of the Director, U.S. Information Agency
• IAC, Intelligence Advisory Committee
• IAE, Office of the Assistant Director (Europe), U.S. Information Agency
• IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
• IAF, Office of the Assistant Director (Far East), U.S. Information Agency
• IAN, Office of the Assistant Director (Near East, South Asia and Africa), U.S. Information Agency
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• IBS, International Broadcasting Service, U.S. Information Agency
• IC/DV, Import Certificate/Delivery Verification
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
• ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
• ICIS, Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security
• ICS, Information Center Service, U.S. Information Agency
• IIC, Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference
• IL, International List
• IMG, Information Media Guaranty Program
• IMS, Motion Picture Service, U.S. Information Agency
• INC, International Nickel Company
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IOC, initial operation capability
• IOP, Office of Policy and Plans, U.S. Information Agency
• IPS, International Press Service, U.S. Information Agency
• IRBM, intermediate–range ballistic missile
• IRD, International Resources Division, Office of International Trade and Resources, Department of State
• IRI, Office of Research and Intelligence, U.S. Information Agency
• ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• JCAE, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JSOP, Joint Strategic Objective Plan
• JSSC, Joint Strategic Survey Committee
• kgs, kilograms
• KT, kilotons
• KW, kilowatt
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• LOFAR, low frequency acquisition and ranging
• M, mass; missile
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MDA, Mutual Defense Assistance
• MDAP, Mutual Defense Assistance Program
• MEEC, Middle East Emergency Meeting
• MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich)
• mil, military
• MRC, Munich Radio Center
• MSA, Mutual Security Act; Mutual Security Agency
• MSP, Mutual Security Program
• mytel, my telegram
• N, Navy; nuclear–powered ship
• n.m., nautical mile
• NAC, North Atlantic Council
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NBC, National Broadcasting Company
• NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State
• NESC, Nuclear Engineering and Scientific Congress; Nuclear Electronics Systems Command
• niact, night action, communication indicator requiring action by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NOA, new obligational authority
• noforn, not releasable to foreign nationals
• NPN, U.S.Information Agency internal news policy note
• NSC, National Security Council; NATO Supply Center
• NSCID, National Security Council Intelligence Directive
• NTE, Navy Technical Evaluation; not to exceed
• O, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
• ODM, Office of Defense Mobilization
• OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation
• OFD, Office of Financial and Development Policy, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
• ONI, Office of Naval Intelligence
• OIR, Office of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• ORIT, Operational Readiness Inspection Test
• P, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
• PAO, public affairs officer
• PC, participating country
• PCG, Planning Coordination Group, Operations Coordinating Board
• PL, public law
• Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Permanent Representative at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
• PPS, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• PRECO, Preparatory Commission for the first session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• PWR, power reactor
• QC, quantitative control
• R, Office of the Special Assistant for Intelligence, Department of State
• R and D, research and development
• RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Department of State
• reftel, reference telegram
• ROK, Republic of Korea
• S, Office of the Secretary of State
• S/AE, Office of the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Atomic Energy Affairs
• S/IAE, Office of the Special Ambassador to the Negotiations for the Establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency
• S/MSA, Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, Department of State
• S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• S/S–RO, Reports and Operations Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic
• SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• SAGE, semi–automatic ground environment system
• SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• Secto, series indicator for telegrams to the Department of State from the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences
• SETAF, Southern European Task Force
• SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
• SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State
• SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany)
• SSM, surface–to–surface missile battalion
• SSR, Soviet Socialist Republic
• TAC, Transit Authorization Certificate–Tactical Air Command
• TCP, Technological Capabilities Panel
• Tedul, series indicator for personal telegrams to Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
• Topol, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the U.S. Permanent Representative at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
• Tosec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences
• TS, Top Secret
• U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
• U/MSA, Office of the Special Assistant for Mutual Security Affairs, Department of State
• U/OP, Operations Coordinator, Department of State
• UCEP, unit circular error probability
• UK, United Kingdom
• UN, United Nations
• UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State
• urtel, your telegram
• USA, United States of America; United States Army
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIBS, United States International Broadcasting Service
• USIS, United States Information Service
• Usito, series indicator for telegrams originating in USIA
• USMC, United States Marine Corps
• USN, United States Navy
• USOM, United States Operations Mission
• USRO, U.S. Delegation to European Regional Organizations; U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations; U.S. Permanent Representative to European Regional Organizations
• USRO/ST, Office of Strategic Trade, U.S. Mission to European Regional Organizations
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
• VOA, Voice of America
• WEU, Western European Union
• WPC, World Peace Council