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