Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume X,
Cuba, January 1961–September 1962
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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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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AFTF, Air Force Task
Force
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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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ammo,
ammunition
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amphib,
amphibious
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ANG, Air National
Guard
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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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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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CAB, Civil Aeronautics
Board
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CAP, Combat Air
Patrol
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CEF, Cuban
Expeditionary Force
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CENTO, Central
Treaty Organization
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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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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CINCARIB,
Commander in Chief, Caribbean
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CINCLANT,
Commander in Chief, 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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COMSECONDFLT,
Commander, Second Fleet
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COMTAC, Commander,
Tactical Air command
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CONAD, Continental
Air Defense Command
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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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DO, destroyer
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DD/P, Office of the
Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
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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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Div, Division
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DIRNSA, Director,
National Security Agency
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DLF, Development Loan
Fund
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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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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ECM, electronic
countermeasures
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ELINT, Electronic
Intelligence
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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/SOV, Office of
Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EW, early
warning
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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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FMFLANT, Fleet
Marine Force, Atlantic
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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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FRD, Frente
Revolucionario Democratico, Democratic Revolutionary Front
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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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GOA, Government of
Argentina
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GOB, Government of
Brazil
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GOC, Government of
Cuba
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GOC, Good Offices
Committee
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GOF, Government of
France
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govt,
government
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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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HP, horsepower
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HQ MC, Headquarters,
Marine Corps
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Hv Gun Bn, Heavy
Gun Battalion
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IA-ECOSOC,
Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
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ICA, International
Cooperation Administration
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IDB, Inter-American
Development Bank
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ILO, International
Labor Organization
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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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IRM,
intermediate-range ballistic missile
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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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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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L, Office of the Legal
Adviser, Department of State
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LA, Latin
America
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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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long,
longitude
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LOU, Limited Official
Use
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LPH, Landing Platform
Helicopter
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LSD, Landing Ship,
Dock
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MAG, Marine Aviation
Group
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MAP, Military
Assistance Program
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MarCorps, Marine
Corps
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MATS, Military Air
Transport Service
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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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MFM, Meeting of
Foreign Ministers
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MIG, Russian-made
fighter aircraft
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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, Peopleʼs Revolutionary Movement
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MAR, Movimiento de
Recuperacion Revolucion, Movement To Recover the Revolution
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MSTS, Military Sea
Transport Service
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MTB, motor torpedo
boat
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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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NPIC, National
Photographic Interpretation Center
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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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OARS, Ocean Area
Reconnaissance Satellite
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OAD, 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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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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PM, 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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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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recco,
reconnaissance
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Reps,
Representatives
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R, Resolution;
Republican
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RLT, Regimental
Landing Team
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RPA, Office of
Inter-American Regional Political Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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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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SATS, short airfield
for tactical support
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SC, United Nations
Security Council
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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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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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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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TRS, Tactical
Reconnaissance Squadron
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U, Office of the Under
Secretary of State
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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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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 Organizations
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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