Abbreviations

• ABM, anti-ballistic missiles
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
• AFB, Air Force Base
• AID, Agency for International Development
• ANF, Atlantic Nuclear Force
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States (security treaty)
• ASP, American System of Preferences
• ASW, anti-submarine warfare
• BAOR, British Army on the Rhine
• BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• BOE, Bank of England
• B/P, balance of payments
• BUSEC, series indicator for telegrams to the U.S. Mission to the European Regional Organizations
• CA, Department of State circular airgram
• CAP, Common Agricultural Policy (of the European Economic Community)
• CAS, Controlled American Source
• CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
• CDT, Central Daylight Time
• CEA, French atomic energy agency
• CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
• ChiCom(s), Chinese Communist(s)
• ChiRep, Chinese representation question
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Armed Forces, Atlantic
• CINCUSAFE, Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Force, Europe
• COB, close of business
• COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
• CONUS, Continental United States
• CSAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force
• DC, Christian Democratic Party (Italy)
• Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
• Dept, Department of State
• Deptel, Department of State telegram
• DM, Deutsche Mark
• DMZ, Demilitarized Zone
• DOD, Department of Defense
• EC, European Community
• ECBUS, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Mission to the European Regional Organizations
• EEC, European Economic Community (Common Market)
• EFTA, European Free Trade Association
• ELDO, European Launcher Development Organization
• Emb, Embassy
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• ENI, Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italian labor union)
• EST, Eastern Standard Time
• EUCOM, European Command (U.S. Army)
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/CAN, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Committee
• Exdis, Exclusive Distribution (extremely limited distribution)
• EXIM, Export-Import Bank
• ExtAff, External Affairs
• FAA, Federal Aviation Administration; Foreign Assistance Act
• FCN, Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (treaties)
• FE, Far East
• FO, Foreign Office
• FonMin, Foreign Minister
• FonOff, Foreign Office
• FonSec, Foreign Secretary
• FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• GA, General Assembly (United Nations)
• GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GMT, Greenwich Meridian Time (Zebra)
• GNP, Gross National Product
• GOC, Government of Canada
• GOD, Government of Denmark
• GOF, Government of France
• GOI, Government of Italy
• GOP, Government of Portugal
• GOS, Government of Spain
• G/PM, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
• GVN, Government of Vietnam
• HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
• IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
• ICBM, inter-continental ballistic missile
• ICC, International Control Commission
• ICJ, International Court of Justice
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IOC, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
• IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
• IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JUSMG, Joint U.S. Military Group
• KR, Kennedy Round (GATT)
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• LA, Latin America
• LBJ, initials of President Lyndon B. Johnson
• LDC, Less Developed Countries
• Limdis, Limited Distribution
• Loran, Long-Range Navigational Aid
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MinDef, Minister of Defense
• MLF, Multilateral Force
• MOD, Minister of Defense
• NAC, North Atlantic Council (NATO)
• NAFTA, North Atlantic Free Trade Area
• NAMSO, NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization
• NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NATUS, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NLF, National Liberation Front (Vietnam)
• Noforn, No Foreign Dissemination
• NORAD, North American Air Defense Command (Canada-U.S.)
• NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
• NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
• NSC, National Security Council
• NVN, North Vietnam
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OAU, Organization of African Unity
• OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• ORTF, Office de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française
• PCF, Parti Communist Français (French Communist Party)
• PCI, Partito Communista Italiano (Italian Communist Party)
• PermRep, Permanent Representative (United Nations)
• P.L., Public Law
• PLI, Liberal Party of Italy
• PM, Prime Minister
• POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants
• PriMin, Prime Minister
• PSDI, Democratic Socialist Party (Italy)
• PSI, Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party)
• PSIUP, Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (Italy)
• R&D, research and development
• RDF, Radio Diffusion Francaise
• reftel, reference telegram
• RG, Record Group
• RPM, Office of NATO and Atlantic Political and Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• S, Office of the Secretary of State
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)
• SACLANT, Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic
• S/AH, Office of the Ambassador at Large, Department of State
• SAM, surface-to-air missiles
• SC, Security Council (United Nations)
• SDR, Special Drawing Rights (IMF)
• SEA, Southeast Asia
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• SecDef, Secretary of Defense
• septel, separate telegram
• SETAF, U.S. Army South European Task Force
• SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
• SIFAR, Italian Armed Forces Intelligence Service
• SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
• SOFA, Status of Forces Agreement
• S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
• SPD, Sozialistische Partei Deutschlands (Socialist Party of Germany)
• STR, Office of the Special Trade Representative
• SVN, South Vietnam
• SYG, Secretary-General (United Nations)
• U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
• UAM, African and Malagasy Union
• UAR, United Arab Republic
• UK, United Kingdom
• UN, United Nations
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• UPI, United Press International
• USAFE, United States Air Force, Europe
• USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
• USEC, United States Mission to the Economic Community
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USNAVEUR, United States Naval Forces, Europe
• USRO, United States Mission to the European Regional Organizations (in Paris)
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
• USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
• VC, Viet Cong
• Vipto, series indicator for telegrams from the Vice President
• WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• WEU, Western European Union