Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XVII, China, 1969–1972
Abbreviations
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A/A, anti-aircraft
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A/AID, Office of the Administrator,
Agency for International Development
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AA, Afro-Asian
-
AB, air base
-
ABC, American Broadcasting
Company
-
ABF, attacks by fire
-
ABM, anti-ballistic missile
-
ACA, Office of Asian Communist
Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State
-
ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
-
ACTION, Federal agency that
coordinates domestic volunteer efforts
-
ADB, Asian Development Bank
-
ADOA, Air Defense Operations
Agreement
-
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
-
AF, Air Force; also Bureau of African
Affairs, Department of State
-
AFB, air force base
-
AFL–CIO, American Federation of
Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AFP, Agence France Press
-
AID, Agency for International
Development
-
AID/NESA, Bureau for Near East and
South Asia, Agency for International Development
-
AMB, ambassador
-
AMCITS, American citizens
-
AMH,
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.
-
AMCONGEN, American Consul
General
-
AMCONSUL, American Consul
-
ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand,
United States
-
AP, Associated Press
-
APC, armored personnel carrier; also
Accelerated Pacification Campaign
-
AR, Albanian Resolution (UN)
-
ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
-
ARVN, Army of the Republic of Vietnam
(South Vietnam)
-
ASA, Association of Southeast
Asia
-
ASAP, as soon as possible
-
ASEAN, Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
-
ASPAC, Asian and Pacific
Council
-
B–52, United States Air Force
strategic bomber
-
Backchannel, a method of
communication outside normal bureaucratic procedure; the White House, for
instance, used “backchannel” messages to bypass the Department of
State
-
BNDD, Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs, Department of Justice
-
BOB, Bureau of the Budget
-
C–130, United States Air Force
transport plane
-
C, Office of the Counselor of the
Department of State
-
CA, circular airgram
-
CAF, Chinese Air Force (ROC)
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CANDEL, Canadian Delegation
-
CAP, Combined Action Platoon
-
CAT, Civil Air Transport
-
CCA, Chinese Communist Army
-
CCK,
Chiang Ching-kuo (Jiang Jingguo);
also Ching Chuan Kang Airbase in Taiwan
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CCN, Chinese Communist Navy
-
CCP, Chinese Communist Party
-
CEA, Council of Economic
Advisers
-
CENTO, Central Asian Treaty
Organization (Baghdad Pact)
-
Chicom(s), Chinese
Communist(s)
-
CHIDEL, Chinese delegation
-
CHINAT, Chinese
Nationalist(s)
-
CHIREC, Chinese recognition
(involves bilateral relations between the PRC or ROC and a third
country)
-
CHIREP, Chinese representation
(UN)
-
CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance
Advisory Group (ROC)
-
CI, counterinsurgency
-
CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
-
CIA/ONE, Central Intelligence
Agency, Office of National Estimates
-
CIAP, Inter-American Committee for
the Alliance for Progress
-
CIB, Central Intelligence Bulletin
(CIA)
-
CIEP, Council on International
Economic Policy
-
CIF, Chinese Irregular Forces
-
CINC, Commander in Chief
-
CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief,
Middle East, South Asia, and Africa South of the Sahara
-
CINCPAC, Commander in Chief,
Pacific
-
CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief,
Pacific Air Force
-
CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief,
Pacific Fleet
-
CINCPAC/POLAD, Commander in
Chief, Pacific, Political Advisor
-
CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief,
Strike Command
-
CINCUNK, Commander in Chief of
United Nations Forces in Korea
-
CINCUSARPAC, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Army Pacific
-
CIP, commodities import program
-
CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
-
CL, classified
-
CM, Chairman’s (of JCS) memorandum
-
CMC, Commandant of the Marine
Corps
-
CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
-
Cocom, Coordinating Committee on
Export Controls
-
Codel, Congressional
delegation
-
Col, Colonel
-
COMECON, Council on Mutual
Economic Assistance
-
COMINT, communications
intelligence
-
Comite, committee
-
COMUSMACV, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
-
COMUSTDC, Commander, U.S. Taiwan
Defense Command
-
CONG, Congress or congressman
-
CONGEN, Consul General
-
CONUS, continental United
States
-
COSVN, Central Office for South
Vietnam
-
CPR, Chinese People’s Republic (also
PRC)
-
CPT, Thai Communist Party
-
CSA, Chief of Staff of the Army
-
CSAF, Chief of Staff of the Air
Force
-
CST, Central Standard Time
-
CT, Thai Communist Insurgents; also
Country Team
-
CTZ, corps tactical zone
-
CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State
-
CY, calendar year
-
D, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic
Affairs, Department of State
-
D/INR, Director, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
-
DA, Department of the Army
-
DAO, defense attaché office
-
DATT, defense attaché
-
DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
-
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
-
DDC, Office of the Deputy Director for
Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of
State
-
DDCI, Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence
-
DDO, Deputy Directorate for
Operations
-
DDP, Deputy Directorate for
Plans
-
DefMin, minister of defense
-
DefSec, Defense Secretary
-
Del, delegate; delegation
-
Dept, Department of State
-
Depcirtel, circular telegram
from the Department of State
-
DepFonMin, deputy foreign
minister
-
Deptel, Department of State
telegram
-
DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
-
DirGen or DG, Director
General
-
Dis or Dissem, dissemination
-
DL, development loan
-
DMZ, demilitarized zone
-
DOD, Department of Defense
-
DOD/ISA, Department of Defense,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs
-
DOS, Department of State
-
DPM, Deputy Prime Minister
-
DPRC, Defense Program Review
Committee
-
DPRG, Defense Program Review
Group
-
DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
(North Vietnam)
-
DTG, date/time/group
-
E, Bureau of Economic Affairs,
Department of State
-
E/ORF, International Resources and
Food Policy, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
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E/ORF/ICD, Office of International
Commodities, International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic
Affairs, Department of State
-
EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
-
EA/ACA, Office of Asian Communist
Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State
-
EA/ANZ, Office of Australia, New
Zealand and Pacific Islands Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
-
EA/LC, Office of Laos/Cambodian
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
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EA/ROC, Office of Republic of China
Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State
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EA/ROK, Office of Republic of Korea
Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State
-
ECAFE, United Nations Economic
Commission for Asia and the Far East
-
ECOSOC, United Nations Economic and
Social Council
-
ELR,
Elliot L. Richardson
-
Emb, Embassy
-
Emboff, Embassy officer
-
Embtel, Embassy telegram
-
EOB, Executive Office Building
-
EST, Eastern Standard Time; also
estimated
-
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
-
EUR/CAN, Office of Canada Affairs,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
-
EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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Exdis, exclusive distribution
-
Ex-Im, Export-Import Bank of
Washington
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F–4 (Phantom), twin engine turbo jet,
all weather, supersonic tactical fighter bomber with two crew members
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F–5 (Freedom Fighter), twin engine,
supersonic light tactical fighter with one or two crew
-
F–100, single engine, supersonic
fighter aircraft
-
F, fighter (designation used for United
States fighter aircraft)
-
FAC, Foreign Assets Control
-
FAO, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization
-
FANK, Forces Armées Royales Khmeres
(Khmer National Armed Forces)
-
FAR or FARK, Forces Armées
Royales Khmeres (Royal Khmer Armed Forces)
-
FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
-
FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service
-
FE, Far East; also Bureau of Far
Eastern Affairs
-
Flash, indicates message of highest
priority requiring the attention of the Secretary of State
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FM, foreign minister; also from
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FMS, foreign military sales
-
FODAG, United States Mission to the
United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
-
FonMin, foreign minister
-
FonOff, foreign office
-
FonSec, foreign secretary
-
FR, France
-
FRC, Federal Records Center, Suitland,
Maryland
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FSO, Foreign Service Officer
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FWF, free world forces
-
FT, foreign trade
-
FY, fiscal year
-
FYI, for your information
-
GA, United Nations General
Assembly
-
GAO, General Accounting Office
-
GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
-
GDP, gross domestic product
-
Gen, General
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GIMO, Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
-
GIO, Government Information Office
(ROC)
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GMT, Greenwich Mean Time
-
GNP, gross national product
-
GOC, Government of Canada; also
Government of Cambodia
-
GOI, Government of India; also
Government of Indonesia
-
GOJ, Government of Japan
-
GOVT, government
-
GPO, Government Printing Office
-
GRC, Government of the Republic of
China
-
GSA, General Services
Administration
-
GUB, Government of the Union of
Burma
-
GVN, Government of Vietnam
-
GVR, Government of the Republic of
Vietnam
-
H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
-
HAK,
Henry A. Kissinger
-
H.E., His Excellency
-
HEW, Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare
-
HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
-
HK, Hong Kong; also initials for
Henry Kissinger
-
HKG, Hong Kong Government
-
HMG, Her Majesty’s Government, United
Kingdom
-
hq, headquarters
-
HR, House Resolution
-
HUD, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
-
I, Office of the Director, United States
Information Agency
-
IAEA, International Atomic Energy
Agency
-
IBMND, Intelligence Bureau, Ministry
of National Defense (ROC)
-
IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, World Bank
-
ICBM, intercontinental ballistic
missile
-
ICC, International Control and
Supervision Commission
-
ICJ, International Court of
Justice
-
ICRC, International Committee, Red
Cross
-
IFI, International Financial
Institution
-
IMF, International Monetary
Fund
-
INFO, information
-
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
-
INR/DDC, Office of the Deputy
Director for Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department
of State
-
INR/DDR/REA, Office of Research
and Analysis for East Asia and Pacific, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
-
INR/EAP, East Asia and the Pacific,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
-
INR/OD, Office of the Director,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
-
INR/RA, Regional Affairs, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research
-
INTEL, intelligence
-
IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
-
IO/UNP, Office of United Nations
Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department
of State
-
IQ, important question
-
IRBM, intermediate range ballistic
missile
-
IRG, Interdepartmental Regional
Group
-
ISA, Office of International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
-
J, Office of the Under Secretary for
Political Affairs, Department of State
-
J/PM, Office of Politico-Military
Affairs in the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political
Affairs
-
JCRR, Joint Commission on Rural
Reconstruction, Republic of China (ROC)
-
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
-
JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff
memorandum
-
JHH,
John Herbert Holdridge
-
JUSMAG, Joint United States
Military Group
-
JUSPAO, Joint United States Public
Affairs Office
-
K,
Kissinger
-
KHR, Khmer Republic
-
KMT, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party,
ROC), also called the Guomindang
(GMD)
-
KT, kilotons
-
L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
-
LA, Latin America
-
LDC, less developed country
-
LDX, long distance xerography
-
Limdis, limited distribution
-
LOC, lines of communication
-
LPF, Lao Patriotic Front (Pathet
Lao)
-
LTA, long-term agreement
(textiles)
-
LTG, Lieutenant General
-
M–1, World War II-era U.S. military
rifle
-
M–14, semi automatic U.S. military
rifle
-
M–16, U.S. military field rifle
-
M–113, armored personnel
carrier
-
M, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary
of State for Management
-
mm, millimeter
-
MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory
Group
-
MAC, Military Assistance
Command
-
MACV, Military Assistance Command,
Vietnam
-
MAP, Military Assistance/Aid
Program
-
MASF, Military Assistance Service
Funded
-
MBA, Military Base Agreement
-
MBFR, Mutual Balanced Force Reduction
talks
-
MemCon, memorandum of
conversation
-
MFA, multifiber agreement
-
MIA, missing in action
-
MIG, A. I. Mikoyan and M. I. Gurevich
(Soviet fighter aircraft named for their two most important
designers)
-
MIL, military
-
MILAD, military adviser
-
MinDef, minister of defense
-
MisOff, mission officer
-
MND, Ministry of National Defense
(ROC)
-
MOD, minister; also ministry of
defense
-
MOFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(ROC)
-
MONG, Mongolia
-
MP, member of parliament
-
MPR, Mongolian People’s
Republic
-
MR, military region; also memorandum
for the record
-
MRBM, medium-range ballistic
missile
-
MT, metric ton
-
NARA, National Archives and Records
Administration
-
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
-
NCO, non-commissioned officer
-
NE, northeast
-
NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
-
NEA/INC, Country Director for
India, Ceylon, Nepal and Maldives Islands, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs
-
NEA/PAF, Country Director for
Pakistan and Afghanistan, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs
-
NEA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
-
NESA, Bureau for Near East and South
Asia, Agency for International Development
-
Niact, night action, communications
indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or
night
-
NIC, National Intelligence
Council
-
NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
-
NLF, National Liberation Front
-
NLFSVN, National Liberation Front
of South Vietnam
-
nm, nautical mile
-
Nodis, no distribution (other than
to persons indicated)
-
Noforn, no foreign
dissemination
-
Notal, not received by all
addressees
-
NPT, Nonproliferation Treaty
-
NSA, National Security Agency
-
NSAM, National Security Action
Memorandum
-
NSC, National Security Council
-
NSC IG/EA, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group on East Asia
-
NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
-
NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
-
NT, New Taiwan Dollar, ROC’s unit of currency
-
NVA (also NVNA), North Vietnamese
Army
-
NVA/VC, North Vietnam/Viet Cong
-
NVN, North Vietnam
-
NZ, New Zealand
-
OASD, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense
-
OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
-
OBE, overtaken by events
-
OCI, Office of Current
Intelligence
-
OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
-
OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
-
O & M, operations and
maintenance
-
OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
-
ONE, Office of National Estimates
(CIA)
-
OPIC, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
-
OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
-
OSD/ISA, Office of the Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs
-
OUSD, Office of the Under Secretary
of Defense
-
P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department
of State; also President
-
PA, purchase authorization
-
PACAF, Pacific Air Force
-
PACOM, Pacific Command
-
PACFLT, Pacific Fleet
-
PARA, paragraph; also Policy Analysis
Resource Allocation
-
PAO, public affairs officer
-
PAVN, People’s Army of Vietnam
-
PD, presidential determination
-
PDB, President’s Daily Brief
-
PermRep, permanent
representative
-
PFIAB, President’s Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
-
PL, public law; also Pathet Lao
-
PL–480, Public Law 480 (Food for
Peace)
-
PLA, People’s Liberation Army (PRC)
-
PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State; also prime minister
-
PM/ISP, Office of International
Security Policy and Planning, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State
-
PMG, Politico-military Group
-
PNG, persona non grata
-
POF, President’s Office Files
(Nixon Presidential
Materials)
-
POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants;
Poland; political
-
POLAD, political adviser
-
PolOff, political officer
-
POW, prisoner of war
-
PR, public relations
-
PRC, People’s Republic of China (see
also CPR)
-
PRES, the President
-
PriMin, prime minister
-
R & D, research and
development
-
RCD, Organization of Regional
Cooperation for Development
-
RD, rural development
-
reftel, reference telegram
-
rep, representative
-
res, resolution
-
RET’D, returned
-
RG, record group or review group
-
RMN or RN,
Richard Nixon
-
RNC, Republican National
Committee
-
ROC, Republic of China (see also
GRC)
-
ROK, Republic of Korea (South
Korea)ROVN or RVN Republic of Vietnam
-
RPT, repeat RVN, Republic of
Vietnam
-
RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Armed
Forces
-
S, Office of the Secretary of
State
-
S/AL, Ambassador at Large
-
S/PC, Planning and Coordination Staff,
Department of State
-
S/PRS, Office of Press Relations,
Department of State
-
S/S, Executive Secretariat of the
Department of State
-
S/S–S, Secretariat Staff, Executive
Secretariat of the Department of State SA, supporting assistance SAC,
Strategic Air Command SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
-
SAM, surface-to-air missile
-
SAR, search and rescue missions
-
SC, United Nations Security
Council
-
SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular
Affairs, Department of State
-
SCI, Bureau of International
Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State
-
SE, southeast
-
SEA, Southeast Asia
-
SEACOORD, Southeast Asia
Coordinating Committee
-
SEAMEC, Southeast Asia Monetary
Exchange Council
-
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
-
Secdef, Secretary of Defense
-
Secstate, Secretary of
State
-
Secto, series indicator for
telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
-
Secy, Secretary of State
-
Secy Gen, Secretary General
-
Septel, separate telegram
-
SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
-
SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
(NSC)
-
SIGINT, signals intelligence
-
SIOP, Single Integrated Operations
Plan (for strategic nuclear weapons)
-
SITREP, situations report
-
SLBM, submarine launched ballistic
missile
-
SMOF, Staff Member and Office Files
(Nixon Presidential
Materials)
-
SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
-
SOF(A), Status of Forces
(Agreement)
-
SOP, standard operating
procedure
-
SR, strategic reserve
-
SR–171, U.S. high altitude
reconnaissance aircraft
-
SRG, Senior Review Group
-
Subj., subject
-
SVN, South Vietnam
-
SYG, United Nations Secretary
General
-
TA, technical assistance
-
TAC, tactical; also tactical air
command
-
TACAIR, tactical air
-
TACS, Tactical Air Control
System
-
TASS, Telegraphnoye Agentsvo
Sovetskogo Soyuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)
-
TC, technical cooperation
-
TCC, Troop Contributing (to Vietnam)
Countries
-
TDC, Taiwan Defense Command
-
TDY, temporary duty
-
TIAS,
United States Treaties and Other International
Agreements (publication series from the Department of State)
-
TIM, Taiwan Independence
Movement
-
Toaid, series indicator for
telegrams to the Agency for International Development
-
Todel, series indicator for
telegrams to the delegation at the Paris Peace Talks
-
TOR, terms of reference
-
Tosec, series indicator for
telegrams sent to the Secretary of State while outside of Washington
-
Tosit, to the White House Situation
Room
-
TS, top secret
-
U–S/M, Under Secretaries’
memorandum
-
U–2, single engine, high altitude
reconnaissance aircraft with one crew member (U.S.)
-
U, Office of the Under Secretary of
State; also unclassified
-
UH, utility helicopter (Huey)
-
UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
-
UN, United Nations
-
UNCURK, United Nations Commission
for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
-
UNESCO, United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
-
UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
-
UNSC, United Nations Security
Council
-
UNSTO, United Nations Truce
Supervision Organization
-
UPI, United Press International
-
US, United States
-
USA, United States Army
-
USAF, United States Air Force
-
USAID, United States Agency for
International Development U.S.C., United States Code
-
USDA, United States Department of
Agriculture
-
USDAO, United States Defense Attaché
Office
-
USG, United States Government
-
USIA, United States Information
Agency
-
USIB, United States Intelligence
Board
-
USINFO, United States Information
Service
-
USIS, United States Information
Service (overseas branches of USIA)
-
USMC, United States Marine
Corps
-
USN, United States Navy
-
USOM, United States Operations
Mission
-
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
-
UST, United States Treaty
-
USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
-
VC, Vietcong
-
VC/NVA, Vietcong/North
Vietnamese
-
VCI, Viet Cong Infrastructure
-
VN, Vietnam
-
VNAF, Vietnamese Air Force
-
VOA, Voice of America
-
VOLAGS, voluntary agencies
-
VP, Vice President
-
VSSG, Vietnam Special Studies
Group
-
WESTPAC, Commander, Western
Pacific
-
WH, White House
-
WHCF, White House Central
Files
-
WHO, World Health Organization; also
White House Office (series indicator for White House messages)
-
WNRC, Washington National Records
Center
-
WPR,
William P. Rogers
-
WSAG, Washington Special Actions
Group
-
Z, Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)