List of Abbreviations

• ADIZ, Air Defense Interior Zone
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AEDF, Asian Economic Development Fund
• AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines
• AMS, auxiliary minesweeper
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
• ARMA, Army Attaché
• ARTC, Air Traffic Control
• 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
• CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board
• CCP, Ceylonese Communist Party
• CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
• CHJUSMAGPHIL, Chief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group in the Philippines
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Force
• CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
• CINCPACREPPHIL, Commander in Chief Pacific’s Representative in the Philippines
• CINCUSARPAC, Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
• COMNAVPHIL, Commander, Naval Forces, Philippines
• CPC, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
• CPK, Communist Party of Kerala
• CPT, Communist Party in Thailand
• CT, Country Team
• CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
• DE, destroyer escort
• DLF, Development Loan Fund
• DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North)
• DS, Defense Support
• E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• E/AV, Aviation Division, Office of Transport and Communications, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
• ED, Economic Development Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• E/OFD/FN, International Finance Division, Office of International Financial and Development Affairs, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Community
• EximBank, Export-Import Bank
• FAO, Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations
• FE/RA, Regional Planning Adviser, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FM, Field Marshal
• FYI, for your information
• GA, Grand Alliance (party of the Philippines)
• GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GOC, Government of Ceylon
• GOI, Government of India
• GOJ, Government of Japan
• GOK, Government of Kerala
• GON, Government of Nepal
• GOP, Government of Pakistan
• GOWB, Government of West Bengal
• GOWP, Government of West Pakistan
• GRC, Government of the Republic of China (Nationalist)
• GVN, Government of Vietnam (South)
• H, Bureau of Congressional Relations, Department of State
• HICOM, High Commissioner
• HMB, Hukbong Mapagpalaya nang Bayan (People’s Liberation Army), a military force affiliated with the Philippine Communist Party, popularly known as Huks
• HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
• Huk, see HMB
• IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization
• ICA/W, International Cooperation Administration/Washington
• ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
• IDA, International Development Association
• IES, International Educational Exchange Service
• IFC, Industrial Finance Corporation (Thai)
• IIAF, Imperial Iranian Air Force
• ILO, International Labor Organization
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• ITU, International Telecommunication Union (United Nations)
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines
• KMT, Kuomintang
• KPCC, Congress Party in Kerala
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• L/FE, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• LP, Liberal Party (Philippines)
• L/SFP, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Special Functional Problems, Department of State
• LSM, landing ship, medium
• LSSP, Ceylon Equality Party (Trotskyite)
• MAA, Military Assistance Agreement
• MAF, million acre feet
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MATS, Military Air Transport Service
• MBA, Military Base Agreement (Philippines)
• MDAP, Mutual Defense Assistance Program
• MDB, Mutual Defense Board
• MDT, Mutual Defense Treaty (Philippines-U.S.)
• ME, Middle East
• MEA, Ministry of External Affairs (India)
• MILBA, series indicator for telegrams relating to U.S.-Philippine military bases talks
• NAC, National Advisory Committee
• NAT, North Atlantic Treaty
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NC, Nepali Congress
• ND, News Division, Department of State
• NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
• NEA/NR, Office of Near Eastern, South Asian Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NP, Nationalista Party (Philippines)
• NSC, National Security Council
• NVN, North Vietnam
• OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
• OFD, Office of International Financial and Development Affairs, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• OIF/Treasury, Office of International Finance, Treasury Department
• OISP, Overseas Internal Security Program
• O/NESA/ICA, Office of Near East and South Asia Operations, International Cooperation Administration
• OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• P.L., Public Law
• PM, Prime Minister
• POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants
• RC, Red Cross
• RCT, regimental combat team
• RG, Records Group
• RGA, Royal Government of Afghanistan
• ROK, Republic of Korea (South)
• RTA, Royal Thai Army
• RTA, Round Table Conference Agreement
• RTAF, Royal Thai Air Force
• RTG, Royal Thai Government
• RTN, Royal Thai Navy
• S/AE, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy
• SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System
• SC, United Nations Security Council
• SCA/MC, Office of Munitions Control, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• SLPP, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Ceylon)
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
• SOF(A), Status of Forces (Agreement)
• S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• TC, technical cooperation
• TCM, Technical Cooperation Mission
• TG, Thai Government
• Toica, series indicator for telegrams to the International Cooperation Administration from its missions abroad
• UAR, United Arab Republic
• U/CEA, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Communist Economic Affairs
• UK, United Kingdom
• UKGovt, United Kingdom Government
• U/MSC, Deputy Coordinator for Mutual Security, Office of the Under Secretary of State
• UNCIP, United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
• UNP, United National Party (Ceylon)
• UNTAA, United Nations Technical Assistance Administration
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIB, United States Intelligence Board
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USOM, United States Operations Mission
• USOM/A, United States Operations Mission in Afghanistan
• USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations; United States Regional Organizations
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
• VLSSP (MEP), Independent Ceylonese Communist Party
• WHO, World Health Organization
• WMO, World Meterorological Organization (United Nations)
• W/MSC, Special Assistant for Mutual Security Coordination, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs