Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume IV,
Vietnam, August–December 1963
List of Abbreviations
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AAA, anti-aircraft
artillery
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ABN, airborne
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AC&W, aircraft
control and warning
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ACSI, Assistant Chief
of Staff (Intelligence)
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addee,
addressee
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Admino, series
indicator for administrative telegrams from CINCPAC
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AF, Air Force
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AFCIN, Air Force
Chief of Intelligence
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AFRS, Armed Forces
Radio Service
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AID, Agency for
International Development
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Aidto, series
indicator for telegrams from the Agency for International Development to its
missions abroad
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Amb, Ambassador
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ammo,
ammunition
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AP, Associated
Press
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APC, armored personnel
carrier
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ARPAC, U.S. Army,
Pacific
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ARVN, Army of the
Republic of Vietnam
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BG, Brigadier
General
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bn, battalion
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CAS, Controlled
American Source
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CG, Civil Guard
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ChiCom, Chinese
Communists
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ChiNat, Chinese
Nationalist
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CHMAAG, Chief,
Military Assistance Advisory Group
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CI, counterinsurgency;
commercial imports
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CIB, Combined
Intelligence Board
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CIDG, Citizen’s
Irregular Defense Group
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CINCPAC, Commander
in Chief, Pacific
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CINCPACAF,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Force
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CINCPACFLT,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
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CINCUSAPAC,
Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
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CIP, Commercial Import
Program
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CM, Chairman’s
Memorandum
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Cmdr,
Commander
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CNO, Chief of Naval
Operations
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CO, Commanding
Officer
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COMUSARPAC,
Commander, United States Army, Pacific
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COMUSMACV,
Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
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CONUS, continental
United States
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COPROR, Committee
on Province Rehabilitation
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CPSVN, Comprehensive
Plan for South Vietnam
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CSA, Chief of Staff,
Army
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CSAF, Chief of Staff,
Air Force
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CSCC, Coastal
Surveillance Command Center
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CT, Country Team
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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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DA, Department of the
Army; Defense Attaché; defense assistance
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DAC, Development
Assistance Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
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DCFBA, Director
General of Budget and Foreign Aid
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DCI, Director of
Central Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy Chief of
Mission
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Deptel, Department
of State telegram
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desp, despatch
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DGI, Director General
of Information
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DIA, Defense
Intelligence Agency
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dissem,
dissemination
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DLF, Defense Loan
Fund
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DMZ, demilitarized
zone
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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DOD/PRO, Public
Relations Office, Department of Defense
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DRV, Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
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DTG,
date-time-group
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E & E, emergency
and evacuation
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ECCO, Eastern
Construction Company
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Embtel, Embassy
telegram
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FAR, Forces Armees
Royales (Royal Armed Forces, Laos)
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FBIS, Foreign
Broadcast Information Service
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FE, Far East; Bureau of
Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
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FOS, follow-on
spares
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FRC, Federal Records
Center
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FSO, Foreign Service
officer
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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 for Political Affairs
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GAO, General
Accounting Office
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G/PM, Office of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
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GVN, Government of
Vietnam
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helo,
helicopter
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HQS,
headquarters
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HSAS, Headquarters,
Support Activity, Saigon
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IAF, Far East Branch,
United States Information Agency
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ICA, International
Cooperation Administration
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ICC, International
Control Commission
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ICSH, International
Committee on Strategic Hamlets
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ILO, International
Labor Organization
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INR, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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IOP, Office of Policy
and Research, United States Information Agency
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ISA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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JAOC, Joint Air
Operation Center
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JGS, Joint General
Staff
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JOC, Joint Operations
Center
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KIA, killed in
action
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LAS, Long-Range
Assistance Strategy
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LOC, lines of
communication
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MA, military
assistance
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MAAG, Military
Assistance Advisory Group
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MACV, Military
Assistance Command, Vietnam
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MAP, Military
Assistance Program
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MEC, Military
Executive Committee
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MRC, Military
Revolutionary Council
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MSP, Mutual Security
Program
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NACO, National
Agricultural Credit Office
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NBC, National
Broadcasting Company
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NCO, non-commissioned
officer
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NCP, National Campaign
Plan
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NEA, Near East and
Africa; Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NFLSVN, National
Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
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Niact, night
action
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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NLHX, Neo Lao Hak
Xat
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NOA, new obligational
authority
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Noforn, no foreign
dissemination
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NRM, National
Revolutionary Movement
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NSA, National Security
Agency
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NSAM, National
Security Action Memorandum
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NSC, National Security
Council
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NVN, North
Vietnam
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OASD, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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OCI, Office of Current
Intelligence
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ODMA, Office of the
Director for Military Assistance
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OPCON, operational
control
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OPNL,
operational
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OPSUM, Operations
Summary
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P, piaster; Bureau of
Public Affairs, Department of State
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PACAF, Pacific Air
Force
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PACFLT, Pacific
Fleet
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PACOM, Pacific
Command
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PAO, Public Affairs
Officer
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PCHT, packing,
crating, handling, and
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transportation PIC,
person in command
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P10, Public
Information Officer
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PIOPS, public
information operations
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PL, Pathet Lao; Public
Law
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plt, platoon
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PNG, persona non
grata
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POL, petroleum, oil,
and lubricants
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POLAD, Political
Adviser
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POW, prisoner of
war
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psywar,
psychological warfare
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psyops,
psychological operations
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PTT, post, telephone,
telegraph
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reftel, reference
telegram
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RG, Record Group
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rgt, regiment
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RKG, Royal Khmer
Government
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RLG, Royal Lao
Government
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RVN, Republic of
Vietnam
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RVNAF, Republic of
Vietnam Armed Forces
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S, Office of the
Secretary of State
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SACSA, Special
Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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SDC, Self-Defense
Corps
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SEA, Southeast Asia;
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Department of State
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SEATO, Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization
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SecDef, Secretary
of Defense
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Secto, series
indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his party to the
Department of State
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Secy,
Secretary
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SEPES, Service des
Etudes Politigues et Sociales (Political and Social Studies Service)
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septel, separate
telegram
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SFHCVN, Special
Forces, High Command, Vietnam
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SH, Strategic
Hamlet
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SOA, Office of South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
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S/P, Policy Planning
Staff, Department of State
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sqdn, squadron
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S/S, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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Stat., United States
Statutes at Large
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SVN, South
Vietnam
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TF/Saigon, Task
Force in Saigon
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TF/SEA, Task Force
on Southeast Asia
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TF/VN, Task Force on
Vietnam
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TIAS, Treaties and
Other International Agreements Series
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Toeid, series
indicator for telegrams to the Agency for International Development from its
missions abroad
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TOC, Tactical
Operations Center
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Tosec, series
indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State or his party from the
Department of State
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Tousi, series
indicator for telegrams to the United States Information Agency from its
missions abroad
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UN, United
Nations
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UNESCO, United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UPI, United Press
International
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USA, United States
Army
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USAF, United States
Air Force
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USASGV, United
States Army Support Group, Vietnam
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USIA, United States
Information Agency
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USIB, United States
Intelligence Board
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USIS, United States
Information Service
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Usito, series
indicator for telegrams from the United States Information Agency to its
missions abroad
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USMACV, United
States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
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USMC, United States
Marine Corps
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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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UST, United States
Treaties
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VC, Viet Cong
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VM, Viet Minh
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VN, Vietnam
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VNAF, Vietnam Armed
Forces; Vietnam Air Force
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VNMC, Vietnam Marine
Corps
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VNN, Vietnam
Navy
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VNQDD, Viet Nam Quoc
Dan Dang (National Party of Vietnam)
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VNSF, Vietnamese
Special Forces
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VNSFHC, Vietnamese
Special Forces High Command
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VOA, Voice of
America
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WG/VN, Working Group
on Vietnam
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WSM, Women’s
Solidarity Movement