Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, American
Republics; Cuba 1961–1962; Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath, Volumes X/XI/XII,
Microfiche Supplement
List of Abbreviations
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AA, aircraft
artillery
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AAA,
anti-aircraft artillery
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AAM,
air-to-air missiles
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Abn Div,
Airborne division
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ACDA, Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency
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ACSI,
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
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AEC, Atomic
Energy Commission
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AEW, Aircraft
Early Warning Station
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AEW&C
Det, Airborne Early Warning and Control
Detachment
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AF, Bureau of
African Affairs, Department of State
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AFB, Air
Force Base
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AFCIN, Air
Force Intelligence
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AFL–CIO,
American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial
Organizations
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A–4D,
Skyhawk, U.S. single engine turbojet attack aircraft
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AFP, Alliance
for Progress
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AFTF, Air
Force Task Force
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AG, Attorney
General
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AID, Agency
for International Development
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AJOC,
Alternative Joint Communications Center (Air Force)
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AJR,
Asociation de Juventud Rebelde (Association of Rebel Youth)
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ALTCOMLANT, Alternate Commander, Atlantic
(Navy)
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Amb.,
Ambassador
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ammo,
ammunition
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amphib,
amphibious
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ANG, Air
National Guard
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AR, American
Republics
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ARA, Bureau
of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/CCA,
Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/CMA,
Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/RPA,
Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ARC, American
Red Cross
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Armd Cav
Regt, Armored Cavalry Regiment
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ARS, aerial
reconnaissance and security
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ASAP, as
soon as possible
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ASW,
Anti-Submarine Warfare
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AWOL, absent
without leave
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BLT,
Battalion Landing Team
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Bn,
battalion
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Brig Hq.,
Brigade Headquarters
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BW/CW,
Biological Warfare/Chemical Warfare
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CA, Central
America
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CAB, Civil
Aeronautics Board
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CAP, Combat
Air Patrol
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CCA, Office
of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs
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CEF, Cuban
Expeditionary Force
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CENTO,
Central Treaty Organization
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CF, Central
Files of the Department of State
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CGCONARC, Commanding General, Continental Army
Command
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CGUSACARIB, Commanding General, U.S. Army,
Caribbean
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CGUSARLANT, Commanding General, U.S. Army,
Atlantic
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CGUSCONARC, Commanding General, U.S. Continental
Army Command
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ChiCom,
Chinese Communist
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CI,
counter-intelligence; counter insurgency
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CINCAFLANT, Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Force,
Atlantic
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CINCARIB, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army,
Caribbean
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CINCARLANT, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army,
Atlantic
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CINCEUR,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces, Europe
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CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces,
Atlantic
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CINCLANTFLT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
Fleet
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CINCONAD, Commander in Chief, Continental Air
Defense Command
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CINCPAC,
Commander in Chief, Pacific
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CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief, Strike
Command
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CJTF,
Commander, Joint Task Force
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CMA, Office
of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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CMC,
Commandant, United States Marine Corps
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CNO, Chief of
Naval Operations
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C.O.,
Commanding Officer
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COAS,
Council of the Organization of American States
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COCOM,
Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group of
Nations
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COMAFTASKOR, Commander, Air Force Task
Force
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COMANTDEFCOM, Commander, Antilles Defense
Command
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COMCARIBSEAFRON, Commander, Caribbean Sea
Frontier
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COMFAIRJAX, Commander, Fleet Air, Jacksonville,
Florida
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COMINT,
Communications Intelligence
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COMJTF,
Commander, Joint Task Force
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COMKWESTFOR, Commander, Key West Forces
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COMNAVBASE
GTMO, Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo
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COMNAVTASKFOR, Commander, Naval Task
Force
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COMOR,
Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance
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COMSECONDFLT, Commander, Second Fleet
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COMSTS,
Commander, Sea Transportation Service
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COMTAC,
Commander, Tactical Air Command
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CONAD,
Continental Air Defense Command
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Contel,
Consulate telegram
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CONUS,
continental United States
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COSAC,
Commanding Officer, Strategic Air Command
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CRC, Consejo
Revolucionario Cubano, Cuban Revolutionary Council
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CTC,
Confederacion de Trabajadores Cubanos, Confederation of Cuban
Workers
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CTG,
Commander, Special Task Group
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CVA, attack
aircraft carrier
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CW, chemical
warfare
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DCI, Director
of Central Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy
Chief of Mission
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DD/P, Office
of the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
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DEFCON(s), Defense condition(s)
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Dels,
Delegations
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Depcirtel, Department of State circular
telegram
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Dept,
Department of State
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Deptel,
Department of State telegram
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DIA, Defense
Intelligence Agency
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DIO, District
Intelligence Officer
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DIRNSA,
Director, National Security Agency
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Div,
Division
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DLF,
Development Loan Fund
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DO,
destroyer
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DOD,
Department of Defense
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DOS,
Department of State
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DR, Directorio
Revolucionario, Revolutionary Directorate
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DRE,
Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil, Student Revolutionary
Directorate
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DTG,
date-time group (date and exact time on telegrams)
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DZ, drop
zone
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ECE, Economic
Commission for Europe
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ECLA, United
Nations Council on Latin America
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ELINT,
electronic intelligence
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Embdes,
Embassy despatch
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Embtel,
Embassy telegram
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EMC,
electronic countermeasures
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Embtel,
Embassy telegram
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ETA,
estimated time of arrival
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EUR, Bureau
of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/BNA,
Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau
of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/SOV,
Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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EW, early
warning
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ExCom,
Executive Committee
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Eyes
Only, document to be read only by individuals with a
need-to-know
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FA, Field
Artillery
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FAA, Federal
Aviation Agency
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FA Bn, Field
Artillery Battalion
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FBI, Federal
Bureau of Investigation
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FBIS,
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
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FMF, Fleet
Marine Force
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FMFLANT,
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
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fol,
following
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FonMin,
Foreign Minister
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FonOff,
Foreign Office
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FRC, Federal
Records Center
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FRO, Frente
Revolucionario Democratico, Democratic Revolutionary Front
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FROGS, Free
Over Ground tactical rockets (Soviet luna rockets)
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FY, fiscal
year
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FYI, for your
information
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G–2, Army
General Staff section dealing with intelligence at the divisional
level or higher
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GA, United
Nations General Assembly
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GNP, gross
national product
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GOA,
Government of Argentina
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GOB,
Government of Brazil; Government of Bolivia
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GOC,
Government of Cuba; Government of Chile; Government of Colombia;
Good Offices Committee
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GOCR,
Government of Costa Rica
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GOE,
Government of Ecuador
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GOES,
Government of El Salvador
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GOF,
Government of France
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GOG,
Government of Guatemala
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GOH,
Government of Haiti; Government of Honduras
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GOJ,
Government of Jamaica
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GOM,
Government of Mexico
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GOT,
Government of Turkey
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GOV,
Government of Venezuela
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govt,
government
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GSA, General
Services Administration
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GTI, Office
of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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Gtmo,
Guantanamo
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Guat,
Guatemala
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GUS,
Government of the United States
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HEW,
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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HMG, Her
Majesty’s Government
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IA,
Inter-American
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IA–ECOSOC, Inter-American Economic and Social
Council of the United Nations
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IADB,
Inter-American Development Bank
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ICA,
International Cooperation Administration
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ICBM,
intercontinental ballistic missile
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ICRC,
International Committee of the Red Cross
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IDB,
Inter-American Development Bank
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ILA,
International Longshoreman’s Association
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ILO,
International Labor Organization
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IL–28,
Soviet jet light bomber
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Inf Bde,
Infantry Brigade
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info,
information
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INR, Bureau
of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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INS,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice
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IO, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IO/UNP,
Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IRBD,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World
Bank)
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IRBM,
intermediate-range ballistic missile
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Ironbark, special information handling channel for
intelligence generated by Colonel Oleg Penkovsky
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ISA, Office
of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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JCS, Joint
Chiefs of Staff
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JCSM, Joint
Chiefs of Staff memorandum
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JTF, Joint
Task Force
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JURE,
Revolutionary Junta
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KLM, Royal
Dutch Airlines
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KOMAR,
Soviet missile carrying patrol boat
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kts,
knots, one nautical mile per hour
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KW,
kilowatt
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L, Office of
the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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LA, Latin
America
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LAAM, light
antiaircraft missile
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LAFTA,
Latin American Free Trade Association
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LANTCOM,
Atlantic Fleet Command
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lat,
latitude
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LCI, landing
craft, infantry
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LCT, landing
craft, tank
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LCU, landing
craft, utility
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LCVP,
landing craft, vehicle, personnel
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LICROSS,
League of International Red Cross Societies
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long,
longitude
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LOU, Limited
Official Use
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LPH, Landing
Platform Helicopter
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LS, Division
of Language Services, Department of State
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LSD, landing
ship, deck
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LST, landing
ship, tank
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MAAG,
Military Assistance Advisory Group
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MAG, Marine
Aviation Group
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MAP, Military
Assistance Program
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MAR,
Movimiento de Recuperacion Revolucion, Movement To Recover the
Revolution
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MarCorps, Marine Corps
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MATS,
Military Air Transport Service
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MC, memorandum
of conversation
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MDC,
Movimiento Democratico Cristiano, Christian Democratic
Movement
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MEB, Marine
Expeditionary Brigade
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MEF, Marine
Expeditionary Force
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MFA, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
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MFM, Meeting
of Foreign Ministers
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MIG,
Soviet-made fighter aircraft
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MLF,
multilateral force
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mort.,
mortar
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MP, Member of
Parliament (British)
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MRBM,
medium-range ballistic missile
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MRP,
Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo, People’s Revolutionary
Movement
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MSTS,
Military Sea Transport Service
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MTB, motor
torpedo boat
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mtg,
meeting
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NAC, North
Atlantic Council
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NAD, Naval
Air Detachment
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NAS, Naval
Air Station
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NATO, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NavAide,
Naval Aide
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NDU, National
Defense University
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NEA, Bureau
of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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niact,
night action, telegram indicator requiring immediate action
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Nic,
Nicaragua
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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nm, nautical
miles
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Noforn, no
foreign distribution
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NORAD,
North American Air Defense Command
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NPIC,
National Photographic Interpretation Center
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NRO, National
Reconnaissance Office
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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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NSF, National
Security Files
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NY, New
York
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NYFRC, New
York Federal Records Center
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OAD,
Organization of American States
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OARS, Ocean
Area Reconnaissance Satellite
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OAS,
Organization of American States
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OASD, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
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OCB,
Operations Coordinating Board
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OCI, Office
of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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OD, operating
directive
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OECD,
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
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OEP, Office
of Emergency Planning
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ONE–OCI,
Office of National Estimates/Office of Current Intelligence
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OP, Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations; operations plan
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OPLAN,
operations plan
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OSD, Office
of the Secretary of Defense
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P, Bureau of
Public Affairs, Department of State
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PAA, Pan
American Airways
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PACOM,
Pacific Command
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PC, Patrol
Craft, Submarine chaser
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P.L.–480,
Public Law 480, Food for Peace
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PM, Prime
Minister; paramilitary
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PNG, persona
non grata
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POE, port of
embarkation
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POL,
petroleum, oil, and lubricants
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Polto,
series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Permanent
Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and
European Regional Organizations to the Department of State
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POW, prisoner
of war
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Pres,
President
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PSP, Partido
Socialista Popular, Popular Socialist Party (Cuban Communist
Party)
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PT, motor
torpedo boat
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R, resolution;
Republican
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re,
regarding
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recco,
reconnaissance
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reps,
representatives
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res,
resolution
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RLT,
Regimental Landing Team
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SA, Sterling
Area
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SA–2, Soviet
surface-to-air missile (SAM)
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SAC,
Strategic Air Command
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SACEUR,
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
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SAM,
surface-to-air missile
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SAR, search
and rescue
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SATS, short
airfield for tactical support
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SC, Security
Council of the United Nations
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SCCS,
Special Consultative Committee on Security (OAS)
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SEATO,
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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SecDef,
Secretary of Defense
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SecNav,
Secretary of the Navy
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Secto,
series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his
party to Washington
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SIGINT,
Signals Intelligence
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SNIE,
Special National Intelligence Estimate
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S/O,
Operations Center, Department of State
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Sov,
Soviet
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S/P
Policy
Planning Council/Staff
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S/S, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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SS–4, Soviet
medium-range ballistic missile
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SS–5, Soviet
intermediate-range ballistic missile
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SSM,
surface-to-surface missile
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Stat.,
United States Statutes at Large
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SW, surface
warfare
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SYG,
Secretary General of the United Nations
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TAC, Tactical
Air Command
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TAD, Tactical
Air Defense
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TAF, Tactical
Air Force
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TASS,
Telegraphnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskogo Soyuza (Telegraph Agency of the
Soviet Union)
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TCS, Tactical
Control Squadron
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telcon,
telephone conversation
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TF, Task
Force
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TFS, Tactical
Fighter Squadron
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TG, Task
Group
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T/O, Table of
Organization
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T/O&E,
Table of Organization and Estimates
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Topol,
series indicator for telegrams to the U.S. Permanent Representative
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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TRS, Tactical
Reconnaissance Squadron
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U, Office of
the Under Secretary of State
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U–2, U.S.
high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
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UAR, United
Arab Republic
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UDT,
Underwater Demolition Team
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UDU,
Underwater Demolition Unit
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UK, United
Kingdom
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UN, United
Nations
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UNESCO–ECLA, United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization–Economic Commission for Latin
America
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UNGA, United
Nations General Assembly
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UNMIS,
United Nations Mission
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UNSC, United
Nations Security Council
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UR, Unidad
Revolucionario (Cuban political movement)
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urtel, your
telegram
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USA, United
States Army
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USAF, United
States Air Force
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USDel,
United States Delegation
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USG, United
States Government
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USIA, United
States Information Agency
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USIB, United
States Intelligence Board
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USMC, United
States Marine Corps
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USN, United
States Navy
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USRO, United
States Mission to European Regional Organization in Paris
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USS, United
States Ship
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USSR, Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics
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USSTRICOM, United States Strike Command
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UST, United
States Treaties and other International Agreements
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USUN, United
States Mission to the United Nations
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UW,
unconventional warfare
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VOA, Voice of
America
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VS, Search
Plane; Shore-based Search Squadron
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WH, White
House
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W/T, wireless
transmitter
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WNRC,
Washington National Records Center