List of Abbreviations
- A, Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
- AA, Administering Authority; Afro-Asian
- ACBAQ, Advisory Committee on Budget and Administrative Questions, United Nations
- AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
- AF, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs until August 20, 1958; thereafter Bureau of African Affairs
- AFN, Office of Northern African Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Bureau of African Affairs after August 20, 1958), Department of State
- Amb, Ambassador
- ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARPA, Advanced Research Projects Agency
- ASAF, Asian-African, Asia-Africa
- AU, Arab Union
- BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- CA, circular airgram; Office of Chinese Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
- Cahto, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
- Chi, Chinese
- ChiComs, Chinese Communists
- ChiRep, Chinese Representation
- CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
- CINCNELM, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
- CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
- comite, committee
- COSPAR, Committee on Space Research
- CPR, People’s Republic of China
- DBM, Division of Buildings Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Operations
- DC, Disarmament Committee
- del, delegation
- Delga, series indicator for telegrams from the delegation at the United Nations General Assembly to the Department of State
- Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
- Dept, Department
- Deptel, Department of State telegram
- desp, despatch
- DEW Line, Distant Early Warning Line
- DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Dulte, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
- ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council, United Nations
- EE, Eastern Europe
- elint, electronic intelligence
- Embtel, Embassy telegram
- ETAP, Expanded Technical Assistance Program
- EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization
- FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
- FLN,Fédération de Liberation Nationale; Front de Libération Nationale
- FonMin, Foreign Minister, Foreign Ministry
- FonOff, Foreign Office
- FYI, for your information
- G, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- G–2, military intelligence section of the Army or Marine Corps; military intelligence officer
- GA, General Assembly, United Nations
- GAA, General Armistice Agreement
- Gadel, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the delegation to the United Nations General Assembly
- GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- GC, General Committee, United Nations
- GDR, German Democratic Republic
- GOI, Government of India
- GOL, Government of Libya; Government of Lebanon
- GOS, Government of Sudan
- GOT, Government of Tunisia
- govt, government
- GRC, Government of the Republic of China
- GVN, Government of Vietnam
- H, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations
- HKJ, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Hung, Hungary, Hungarian
- IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
- IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization
- ICBM, Intercontinental ballistic missile
- ICJ, International Court of Justice
- ICSU, International Council of Scientific Unions
- IGY, International Geophysical Year
- ILC, International Law Commission
- ILO, International Labor Organization
- infotel, information telegram
- INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IO/OIA, Office of International Administration, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
- L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
- L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
- L/SFP, Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional Problems, Department of State
- L/UNA, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, Department of State
- LA, Latin America
- Leb, Lebanon
- Leg, Legation
- ME, Middle East
- memcom, memorandum of conversation
- mytel, my telegram
- NAC, North Atlantic Council
- NACA, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NE, Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs after August 20, 1958), Department of State
- NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State, until August 20, 1958; thereafter Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
- Niact, night action; communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
- NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
- NSC, National Security Council
- NSGTs, non-self-governing territories
- NY, New York
- O, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration
- OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
- ODM, Office of Defense Mobilization
- OPI, Office of Public Information
- ourtel, our telegram
- P, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
- P/OPS, Office of Public Services, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
- para, paragraph
- Phil, Philippines
- PM, Prime Minister
- Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the Office of the United States Permament Representative to the North Atlantic Council
- PriMin, Prime Minister
- reftel, reference telegram
- Rep, Representative
- reourtel, reference our telegram
- res, resolution
- ROK, Republic of Korea
- ROKG, Republic of Korea Government
- RPA, Office of Inter-American Regional Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- RVN, Republic of Vietnam
- S, Office of the Secretary of State
- S/AE, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy
- S/P, Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning
- S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- S/S–RO, Reports and Operations Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- S/SA, Science Adviser to the Secretary of State
- SA, Specialized Agency
- SC, Security Council, United Nations
- SCAP, Supreme Commander, Allied Powers
- SCAR, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research
- SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
- Sec, Secretary of State
- Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences to the Department of State
- SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimates
- SOA/NEA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs after August 20, 1958), Department of State
- Sov, Soviet
- SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
- SWA, Southwest Africa
- SY, Office of Security, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
- SYG, Secretary-General
- TA, Technical Assistance
- TC, Trusteeship Council, United Nations
- tel, telegram
- Tocah, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
- Topol, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the United States Permanent Representative at the North Atlantic Council
- Tosec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international Conferences
- U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
- U/FW, Special Assistant for Fisheries and Wildlife, Office of the Under Secretary of State
- U/LS, Special Assistant for Law of the Sea, Office of the Under Secretary of State
- U/OP, Operations Coordinator, Department of State
- UAR, United Arab Republic
- UK, United Kingdom
- UN, United Nations
- UNEF, United Nations Emergency Force
- UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
- UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Unn, unnumbered
- UNOGIL, United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon
- UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- UNREF, United Nations Refugee Fund
- UNRWA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Arab Refugees from Palestine
- UPC,Union des Populations du Cameroun
- ur, your
- urtel, your telegram
- USAF, United States Air Force
- USARP, United States Antarctic Research Program
- USDel, United States Delegation
- USG, United States Government
- USIA, United States Information Agency
- USIS, United States Information Service
- USN, United States Navy
- USNHO, United States National Hydrographic Organization
- USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
- USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
- W, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State; Western European; Western Europe
- WHO, World Health Organization