Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XXIV, Middle East Region and Arabian Peninsula, 1969–1972; Jordan, September
1970
Abbreviations and Terms
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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ACE, Allied Command Europe
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Adm., Admiral
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AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
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AF/AFI, Office of Inter-African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/N, Office of Northern African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/P, Public Affairs Adviser, Bureau
of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AID/NESA, Bureau for Near East and
South Asian Affairs, Agency for International Development
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AID/OPS, Office of Public Safety,
Agency for International Development
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Amb, Ambassador
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ANM, Arab National Movement
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ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand,
United States Alliance
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APC, Armored Personnel Carrier
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ARAMCO, Arabian American Oil
Company
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ASW, Anti-Submarine Warfare
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ATH, Air Transportable Hospital
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AUB, American University Beirut
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BBC, British Broadcasting
Corporation
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b/d, barrels per day
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BG, Brigadier General
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BIOT, British Indian Ocean
Territory
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BOAC, British Overseas Airways
Corporation
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BOB, Bureau of the Budget
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CAS, Controlled American Source
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CENTO, Central Treaty
Organization
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CG/FF, Coast Guard/Frontier Forces,
Saudi Arabia
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Chicoms, Chinese Communists
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CHNAVOPS, Chief of Naval
Operations
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CHNAVSEC, Chief, Naval
Section
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CHUSMTM, Chief, U.S. Military
Training Mission, Saudi Arabia
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CINCEUR, Commander-in-Chief,
European Command
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CINCLANT, Commander-in-Chief,
Atlantic Command; Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Forces
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CINCPAC, Commander in Chief,
Pacific Command
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CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief,
Pacific Command, Air Force
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CINCSOUTH, Commander-in-Chief,
U.S. Southern Command/(NATO) Commander-in
Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe
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CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief, Strike
Command/Commander in Chief Middle East, Africa and South Asia
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CINCUSNAVEUR, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Navy, Europe
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CNO, Chief Naval Officer
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COE, Army Corps of Engineers
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COE MEDDIV, Corps of Engineers,
Mediterranean Division
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COMIDEASTFOR, Commander,
Middle East Forces
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COMLANDSOUTHEAST,
Commander, Allied Land Forces, Southeastern Europe
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COMSIXFLT, Commander, Sixth
Fleet
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COMSTRIKEFORSOUTH,
Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe
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ConGen, Consulate General
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CSA, Chief of Staff, United States
Army
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CSAF, Chief of Staff, United States
Air Force
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CT, Country Team
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CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State
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CVA, Attack Aircraft Carrier
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DA or DATT, Defense Attaché
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DAO, Defense Attaché Office
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DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
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DeptOffs, Department
Officers
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DG, Director General, Ministry of
Defense and Aviation, Saudi Arabia
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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Dissem, Dissemination
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA, Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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DOD/ISA/NESA, Office of Near
East and South Asian Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
International Security Affairs
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DOD/ISA/SA, Office of Security
Assistance, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs
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DSAA, Defense Security Assistance
Agency
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DSYG, Deputy Secretary General
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E/IFD/ODF, Office of International
Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of
State
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EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
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EEC, European Economic
Community
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Emb, Embassy
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EmbOff, Embassy Officer
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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EUR/BMI, Office of United Kingdom,
Ireland, Malta, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/NE, Office of Northern Europe,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/RPM, Office of NATO and Atlantic Political-Military Affairs,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
(extremely limited distribution or dissemination)
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EXIM, Export-Import Bank of the
United States
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FAA, Federation of Arab Amirates;
Federal Aviation Authority
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Fatah, Palestine Homeland Liberation
Movement (Harekat at-Takrir al-Wataniyyeh al-Falastiniyyeh)
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FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
United Kingdom
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FIDP, Foreign Intelligence Defense
Program
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FLOSY, Front for the Liberation of
South Yemen
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FMRA, Foreign Military Rights
Affairs
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FMS, Foreign Military Sales
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FonMin, Foreign Minister, Foreign
Ministry
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FonOff, Foreign Office
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FonSec, Foreign Secretary
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FY, Fiscal Year
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FYI, For Your Information
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GCA, Government Contracting
Activity
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GNP, Gross National Product
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GOB, Government of Bahrain
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GOC, Government of Ceylon
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GOI, Government of Iran, Israel, Iraq,
or India
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GOJ, Government of Jordan,
Japan
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GOK, Government of Kuwait
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GOL, Government of Lebanon
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GOS, Government of Syria
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H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
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HAK, Henry A. Kissinger
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HE, His/Her Excellency
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helo, helicopter
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HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
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HIM, His Imperial Majesty, the Shah of
Iran
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HM, His/Her Majesty
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HMG, His/Her Majesty’s
Government
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HMS, His/Her Majesty’s Station
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HRH, His/Her Royal Highness
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
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ICAO, International Civil Aviation
Authority
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ICBM, Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile
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ICRC, International Committee of the
Red Cross
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IDA, International Development
Association
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IDF, Israeli Defense Force
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IFF, Identification, Friend or
Foe
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IG, Interdepartmental Group
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Indo-Pak, India-Pakistan
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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INR/RNA, Office of Research and
Analysis for Near East and South Asia, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
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INR/RSE, Office of Research and
Analysis for USSR and Eastern Europe,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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INTELSAT, International
Telecommunications Satellite
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IO/UNP, Office of United Nations
Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department
of State
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ISA, International Security Affairs,
Department of Defense
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ISA/EUR, Office of European
Affairs, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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ISA/COMP, Office of the
Comptroller, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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ISA/I&L, Office of Installations
and Logistics, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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J, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs
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J/PM, Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
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JAA, Jordanian Arab Army
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JCS/J–5, Plans Section, Joint
Plans and Policy Office, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Memorandum
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JIC, Joint Intelligence
Committee
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JTF, Jordan Task Force
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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L/C, International Claims, Office of
the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/M/SCA, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Management and Consular Affairs, Department of State
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L/NEA, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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L/PM or L/PMO, Assistant Legal
Adviser for Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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L/T, Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty
Affairs, Department of State
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Limdis, Limited Distribution
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LOC, Lines of Communication
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LPH, Amphibious assault ship
(helicopter); landing platform helicopter
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Lt. Gen., Lieutenant General
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LTG, Lieutenant General
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MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory
Group
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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MASH, Mobile Army Surgical
Hospital
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MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force
Reduction
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ME, Middle East
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Med, Mediterranean
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MemCon, Memorandum of
Conversation
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MENA, Middle East News Agency
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MFR or MR, Memorandum for the
Record
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MGD, Million Gallons per Day
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MIDEASTFOR, Middle East
Forces
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MinDef, Minister of Defense
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MinFin, Minister of Finance
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MinPet, Minister of
Petroleum
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MinState, Minister of
State
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MOD, Minister of Defense
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MODA, Minister or Ministry of Defense
and Aviation, Saudi Arabia
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MOU, Memorandum of
Understanding
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MTM, Military Training Mission
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NAC, North Atlantic Council
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/ARN, Office of Lebanese,
Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/ARP, Office of Arabian
Peninsular Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/IAI, Office of Israeli and
Arab-Israeli Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/INC, Office of Indian,
Ceylonese, Nepalese, and Maldive Islands Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and
South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/IRN, Office of Iranian Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/PAB, Office of Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/PAF, Office of Pakistan and
Afghanistan Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/TUR, Office of Turkish Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/UAR, Office of United Arab
Republic Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department
of State
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NFLAP, National Front for the
Liberation of the Arabian Peninsula
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NG or N/G, National Guard, Saudi
Arabia
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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NIOC, National Iranian Oil
Company
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NLF, National Liberation Front, South
Yemen
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NMCC, National Military Command
Center
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Nodis, no distribution (other than
to persons indicated)
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Noforn, No Foreign
Dissemination
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Notal, not received by all
addressees
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NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty
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NPW, Nuclear Powered Warship
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NSA, National Security Agency
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSCIG/NEA, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group, Near Eastern Affairs
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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NSOC, National Security Operations
Center
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NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
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NUF, National Unity Front,
Yemen
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OASD/ISA/FMRA, Office of
Foreign Military Rights Affairs, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense
for International Security Affairs
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OPR/LS, Language Services Division,
Office of Operations, Department of State
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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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OSD/ISA/NESA, Office of Near
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs
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OSD/LA, Office of Legislative
Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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OSD/PA, Office of Public Affairs,
Office of the Secretary of Defense
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OST, Office of Science and
Technology
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OSW, Office of Saline Water,
Department of the Interior
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PARA, Policy Analysis and Recommended
Action Paper/Review
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PDRY, Peoples Democratic Republic of
Yemen
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PDRYG, Government of the Peoples
Democratic Republic of Yemen
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PermRep, Permanent
Representative
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PFLOAG, Popular Front for the
Liberation of the Occupied Arab Gulf
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PFLP, Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine
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PLO, Palestine Liberation
Organization
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PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State; Prime Minister
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PM/ISO, Office of International
Security Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PM/ISP, Office of International
Security Policy and Planning, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State
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PM/MAS, Office of Military
Assistance and Sales, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PM/MC, Office of Munitions Control,
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PM/PA, Office of Security Assistance
Planning and Analysis Staff, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department
of State
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P/MSA, Office of Media Services,
Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
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POL, Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants
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POLAD, Political Adviser
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PR, Political Resident, United
Kingdom
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PRSY or PROSY, People’s Republic of
Southern Yemen
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PRSYG, Government of the People’s
Republic of Southern Yemen
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R&D, Research and
Development
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RAF, Royal Air Force, United
Kingdom
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RAMP, Rapid Acquisition and
Manufacture of Parts
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RCD, Regional Cooperation for
Development
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Reece flights, Reconnaissance
flights
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refair, reference airgram
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reftel, reference telegram
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Rep, representative
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RG, Record Group; Review Group
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RN, Royal Navy
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Rpt, Repeat
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RSAF, Royal Saudi Air Force
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RSNF, Royal Saudi Navy Force
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S/CPR, Chief of Protocol, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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S/FW, Special Assistant to the
Secretary for Fisheries and Wildlife, Executive Secretariat, Department of
State
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S/PRS, Office of Press Relations,
Executive Secretariat, Department of State
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S/S, Office of the Secretary, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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S/S–O, Operations Center, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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SAA, Saudi Arabian Army
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SAC, Strategic Air Command
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SAG, Saudi Arabian Government
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SAL, South Arabian League
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SAMA, Saudi Arabian Monetary
Agency
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SAMP, Saudi Arabian Military
Program
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SAVAK, Iranian internal police
(Iranian National Bureau of Security and Intelligence, Sazman-i Ittili’at va
Amniyat-i Kishvar)
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SC, United Nations Security
Council
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SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
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SecDef, Secretary of Defense
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Secto, Series indicator for
telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
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SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
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SHAPE, (NATO) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe
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SI, Signals Intelligence
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SIOP, Single Integrated Operations
Plan
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Sit Reps, Situation Reports
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SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
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SOV or SOVs, Soviets, Soviet
Union, USSR
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SRG, Special Review Group; Senior
Review Group
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SSBN, Fleet Ballistic Missile
Submarine
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SSM, Surface-to-Surface Missile
System
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SST, Supersonic Transport
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SYG,
UN Secretary General; CENTO Secretary General
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TASS, Telegrafnoe Agentstvo
Sovetskogo Soyuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)
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TDY, Temporary Duty
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TIAS,
United States Treaties and Other International
Agreements (publication series from the Department of State)
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TOS, Trucial Oman Scouts
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Tosec, Series indicator for
telegrams sent to the Secretary of State while away from Washington
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TOW, Tube Launched, Optically Tracked,
Wire Guided Anti-Tank Missile System
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Trucial States, Abu Dhabi,
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah, and Fujairah
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TWA, Trans-World Airlines
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U, Office of the Under Secretary of
State
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UAE, Union of Arab Emirates
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UAR, United Arab Republic
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UK, United Kingdom
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UKUN, United Kingdom Mission to the
United Nations
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UN, United Nations
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UNDP, United Nations Development
Program
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UNIDO, United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNRWA, United Nations Relief, and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
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US, United States
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USAF, United States Air Force
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USAFE, United States Air Forces,
Europe
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USAID, Agency for International
Development
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USAREUR, United States Army,
Europe
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USCINCEUR, United States
Commander-in-Chief, Europe
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USDAO/MAP, United States Defense
Attaché Office/Military Assistance Program
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USDOCOLANDSOUTHEAST,
Documents Office, Allied Land Forces, Southeastern Europe
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USDOCOSOUTH, Documents Office,
Allied Forces, Southwestern Europe
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USG, United States Government
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USIB, United States Intelligence
Board
-
USINT, United States Interests
Section
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USIS, United States Information
Service
-
USMTM, United States Military
Training Mission
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USN, United States Navy
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USNAVEUR, United States Naval
Forces, Europe
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USNMR, United States National
Military Representative
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USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
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USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
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VADM, Vice Admiral
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VLF, Very Low Frequency; Very Long
Range
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VTE, Vertical Tube Evaporation
Technique
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VOA, Voice of America
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VTE/MSF, Vertical Tube
Evaporation/Multi-Stage Flash Process
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WFP, World Food Programme
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WFTU, World Federation of Trade
Unions
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WSAG, Washington Special Actions
Group
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YAR, Yemen Arab Republic
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YARG, Government of the Yemen Arab
Republic