Abbreviations and Terms

• AA, Afro-Asian
• AACC, Afro-Asian Conciliation Commission
• AAO, Army Attache Office
• ADB, Asian Development Bank
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AF, Air Force
• AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines
• AFS, American Friends Service
• AG, Attorney General
• AID, Agency for International Development
• AIDTO, series indictor for telegrams from AID
• ALUSNA, American Legation, U.S. Naval Attache
• AN, Aviation Negotiations Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• ANSOR, youth affiliate of the NU
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
• AP, Associated Press
• APO, American Post Office
• ASA, Association for Southeast Asia
• ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• ASPAC, Associated States of the Pacific
• BCT, battalion combat team
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs
• BPI, Indonesian Intelligence Organization headed by Subandrio
• CAB, Clark Air Base (Philippines)
• CASP, Country Analysis and Strategy Paper
• CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
• CCO, Corps Commando (Indonesian Navy amphibian regiment) also KKO
• CHICOM, Chinese Communists
• CHJUSMAGPHIL, Chief, Military Advisory Group, Philippines
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CIAP, Comite Interamericana de la Alianza para el Progreso (Inter-American Alliance for Progress Committee)
• CINCPAC, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific
• CINCPACREPPHIL, Command in Chief, Pacific’s representative in the Philippines
• COMSAT, Communications Satellite
• CONEFO, Indonesian (Sukarno) acronym for Conference of Newly Emerging Forces CONUS continental United States
• CRS, Catholic Relief Services
• CW, continuous wave (radio communications)
• DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
• DefAtt, Defense Attache
• Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
• Deptel, Department of State outgoing telegram
• DFA, Defense Forces Agreement
• DL, development loan
• DLG, Defense Liaison Group
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DTG, date time group
• E, Bureau of Economic Affairs
• EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• EA/IND, Office of Indonesian Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• EA/MS, Office of Malaysia and Singapore Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• EA/PHIL (EA/PHL), Office of Philippines Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• EA/TB, Office of Thailand and Burma Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• ECAFE, Economic Commission on Asia and the Far East
• ECB, Engineer Construction Battalion
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• Exdis, Exclusive distribution
• EX–IM, Export-Import Bank
• FAM, Foreign Affairs Manual
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
• FE, Far East; Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FELG, Far East Liaison Group
• FER, Far East Region
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• Gestapu, Gerakan September Tigahpiluh (30th of September Movement)
• GMT, Greenwich mean time
• GNP, gross national product
• GOA, Government of Australia
• GOI, Government of Indonesia
• GOJ, Government of Japan
• GOM, Government of Malaysia
• GOP, Government of the Philippines
• GSA, General Services Administration
• H, Bureau of Congressional Relations, Department of State
• HK, Hong Kong
• hq, headquarters
• HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
• H.R., House Resolution
• Huks, Hukbong Magpapalaya Sa Banyan (paramilitary arm of Philippines Communist Party)
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
• ICJ, International Court of Justice
• IGG, Inter-Governmental Group
• IGGI, Inter-Government Group on Indonesia
• IM, intelligence memorandum
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
• IO, Bureau of International Organizations
• IP–KI (IPKI), Association of Supporters of Indonesian Independence
• ISA, International Security Affairs
• JAC, Joint Action Command
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
• Kap-Gestapu, anti-30th of September Movement
• KL, Kuala Lumpur
• KOGAM, Indonesian military organization
• KOTI, Komando Operasi Tertinggi (Indonesian Supreme Operational Command)
• L, Legal Adviser of the Department of State
• Limdis, limited distribution
• LP, Liberal Party (Philippines)
• M, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• Maphilindo, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia
• Masjumi, Majelis Syoro Muslimin Indonesia (Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations)
• MCA, Malaysian Chinese Association
• MILTAG, military advisory group
• MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MP, member of parliament
• MPRS, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (People’s Consultative Assembly of Indonesia)
• MS, Office of Malaysia and Singapore Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• MYSP, multi-year strategy paper
• NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASAKOM, Indonesian (Sukarno) acronym for nationalism, religion, and communism
• NATUS, series indicator for U.S. telegrams to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NEFO, Indonesian (Sukarno) acronym for new emerging forces
• NEKOLIM, Indonesian (Sukarno) acronym for neo-colonialism-colonialism-imperialism
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NLFSVN, National Liberation Front, South Vietnam
• Noforn, no foreign distribution
• Notal, not to all addresses
• NP, Nacionalista (National) Party (Philippines)
• NSA, National Security Agency
• NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
• NSC, National Security Council
• NU, Nahdatul Ulama (Moslem Scholars’ Party, Indonesia)
• NZ, New Zealand
• OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
• OCI, Office of Current Intelligence
• OR, Office of International Resources, Bureau of Economic Affairs
• PAL, Philippines Air Lines
• PAP, People’s Action Party (of Malaysia)
• PBM, Presidential briefing memorandum
• PC, Peace Corps; Philippines Constabulary
• PCVS, Peace Corps volunteers
• PD, Presidential determination
• Pemuda Pantjasila, Youth of Five Pillars (youth affiliate of the Association of the Supporters of Indonesia Independence)
• PHILCAG, Philippines Civil Action Group (in South Vietnam)
• PKI, Partai Komunis Indonesia (Indonesian Communist Party)
• PKP, Philippines Communist Party
• PL, Public Law
• PM, prime minister
• PMIP, People’s Malay Independence Party
• PNI, Partai Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National Party)
• POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants
• POLAD, political adviser
• PPP, Peoples’ Progressive Party (Philippines)
• PSI, Partai Sosialis Indonesia (Indonesian Socialist Party)
• RBP, Pemuda Rakjat (Communist Youth Organization, Indonesia)
• reftel, reference telegram
• RPKAD, paratroop commando unit of the Indonesian Army
• RR, Office of Research and Reports (CIA)
• R&R, rest and relaxation
• RSO, regional security officer
• RTG, Royal Thai Government
• SC, Security Council (of the United Nations)
• SEA, Southeast Asia
• SEATO, Southeast Treaty Organization
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• SVN, South Vietnam
• TF, task force
• TOUSI, series indicator for USIS telegrams to the U.S. Information Agency
• UAR, United Arab Republic
• UDP, United Democratic Party (of Malaysia)
• UK, United Kingdom
• UMNO, United Malay National Organization
• UN, United Nations
• UNP, Office of United Nation Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations Affairs
• UNSC, United Nations Security Council
• USDA, United States Department of Agriculture
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USITO, series indicator for USIS telegrams from the missions
• USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
• VIPTO, series indicator for telegrams from Vice President Humphrey
• VN, Vietnam
• VOA, Voice of America
• VP, Vice President
• WMO, World Meteorological Organization