Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
E–3, Documents on Global Issues, 1973–1976
List of Terms & Abbreviations
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40 Committee, National Security
Council committee responsible for approving or submitting to the President
for approval covert operations and intelligence activities
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ABC, American Broadcasting
Company
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Acc, accession number
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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ACP, Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific
nations signatory to the 1975 Lome’ Convention
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ADF, African Development Fund
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AF/C, Central African Affairs
Directorate, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/E, East Africa Directorate, Bureau
of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/I, Office of Inter-African Affairs,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/RA, Regional Affairs Staff, Bureau
of African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/W, West Africa Directorate, Bureau
of African Affairs, Department of State
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AID, Agency for International
Development (United States)
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AID/GC, Office of the General
Counsel, Agency for International Development
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AID/PPC, Bureau for Program and
Policy Coordination, Agency for International Development
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AID/SER/INC, Office of
International Narcotics Control, Bureau for Program and Management Services,
U.S. Agency for International
Development
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APG, Antarctic Policy Group
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APO, Army/Air Force Post Office
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ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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ARA/LA, Bureau for Latin America,
Agency for International Development and Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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ARA/LA/EP, Ecuador and Peru
Directorate, Bureau for Latin America, Agency for International Development
and Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/LA/PLC, Office of Policy
Planning and Coordination, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State
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ARA/RPP, Office of Regional
Political Programs, Agency for International Development and Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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ASTP, Apollo-Soyuz Test
Project
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ASW, anti-submarine warfare
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ATCM, Antarctic Treaty Consultative
Meeting
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ATF, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and
Firearms
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ATS–F, Application Technology
Satellite-type F
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ATS–6, Application Technology
Satellite-type 6
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AT&T, American Telephone and
Telegraph
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BIB,
U.S. Board for International
Broadcasting
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BNDD,
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs,
from 1968 until 1973
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C, Counselor, Department of State
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CAS–C, Cooperative Applications
Satellite-type C
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CB, celestial bodies, or, Citizens Band
(radio)
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CBS, celestial bodies, or Columbia
Broadcasting System
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CCDLE, Cabinet Committee on Drug Law
Enforcement
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CCCT, Cabinet Committee to Combat
Terrorism
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CCCT/WG, Cabinet Committee to
Combat Terrorism Working Group
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CCINC, Cabinet Committee on
International Narcotics Control
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CENTO, Central Treaty
Organization
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CEQ, Council on Environmental
Quality
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEC, Conference on International
Economic Cooperation
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CIEP, Council on International
Economic Policy
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CINCLANT, Commander-in-Chief,
Atlantic Fleet
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CINCPAC, Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific Forces
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CND, Commission on Narcotic Drugs,
Economic and Social Council, United Nations
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COM, Chief(s) of Mission (Department
of State)
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COMSAT, Communications Satellite
Corporation
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COSPAR, Committee on Space
Research
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CPB, Corporation for Public
Broadcasting
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CPD, Congressional Presentation
Document
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CSCE, Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
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CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State
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D, Office of the Deputy Secretary,
Department of State
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D/HA, Coordinator for Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of
State
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D/HA/PW, Deputy Coordinator for
Prisoner of War and Missing-in-Action Matters, Office of the Deputy
Secretary, Department of State
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D/LOS, NSC Inter-Agency Task Force on
the Law of the Sea, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of
State
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DALE, Drug Abuse Law
Enforcement
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DBS, Direct Broadcast
Satellites
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DC/DCS, Developed
country/countries
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
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DEA,
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, from
1973
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DEFCON, Defense Condition
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DEL, delegate, delegation
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DG, Director General of the Foreign
Service, Department of State
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DG/MED, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Medical Services, Director General of the Foreign Service, Department of
State
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DNRO, Director, National
Reconnaissance Office
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DOA, Department of Agriculture
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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DOMSATS, Domestic
satellites
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DOT, Department of
Transportation
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DPRC, Defense Program Review
Committee
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E/CBA, Commercial Affairs and
Business Activities, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
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EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
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EA/EP, Office of Economic Policy,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
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EA/IMS, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore Directorate, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department
of State
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EA/J, Japan Directorate, Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific 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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EB, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/IFD/ODF, Office of Development
and Finance, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/OA/AVP, Aviation Programs and
Policy Division, Office of Aviation, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/CTA/TD, Office of International
Communications Policy, Commercial and Telecommunications Affairs, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs
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EB/TD, Office of Telecommunications,
Transportation and Telecommunications, Bureau of Economic Affairs,
Department of State
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EB/TT, Transportation and
Telecommunications, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of
State
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EBS, Earth Broadcast Satellites
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EC, European Community
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ECE, Economic Commission for
Europe
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ECOSOC, Economic and Social
Council, United Nations
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EIS, Environmental Impact
Statement
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EPA, Environmental Protection
Agency
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EPIC, El Paso Intelligence
Center
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EPS, Executive Protective
Service
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ERDA, Energy Research and Development
Administration
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ERS, Earth Resources
Satellite(s)
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ERTS, Earth Resources Technology
Satellite until 1975, see also LANDSAT
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ESC, European Space Conference
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ESRO, European Space Research
Organization
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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EUR/RPE, Office of Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, European Community, and Atlantic
Political-Economic Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of
State
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EUR/SE, Office of Southern European
Affairs, 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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EUR/WE, Western Europe Directorate,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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F&E, facilities and
engineering
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FAA, Federal Aviation Administration,
Department of Transportation, or, Foreign Assistance Act
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FAO, Food and Agriculture
Organization
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBN,
U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics, from 1930
until 1968
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FCC, Federal Communications
Commission
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FDA, Food and Drug
Administration
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FE, Far East
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FEA, Federal Energy Administration,
from June 28, 1974
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FEO, Federal Energy Office, from
December 4, 1973 until June 28, 1974
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FG, Federal Government
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FIB, Foreign Intelligence Board
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FIEG, Field Intelligence Exchange
Groups
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FISC, Foreign Intelligence
Subcommittee or Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics Control
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FIU, Field Investigation
Unit(s)
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FMS, Foreign Military Sales
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FNLC, Front for the National
Liberation of Cuba.
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FOI, Freedom of Information
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FPA, Federal Preparedness
Agency
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FSO, Foreign Service Officer
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FY, Fiscal Year
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FYI, For Your Information
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G–77, Group of 77, founded in 1964,
represented the interests of developing countries in the United Nations and
other international fora
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G–DEP, Geographic Drug Enforcement
Program
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GA, General Assembly, United
Nations
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GAO, Government Accounting
Office
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GDS, Geographically Disadvantaged
States, also referred to as Land Locked (Law of the Sea), General
Declassification System
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GEOS, Geodynamics Experimental Ocean
Satellite
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GIFA, Governing International
Fisheries Agreement
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GNP, Gross National Product
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GOP, Government of Peru
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GOT, Government of Turkey
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GRUNK, Government of Royal National
Union of Kampuchea
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GSA, General Services
Administration
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H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
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HF, high frequency
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HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
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HMG, Her Majesty’s Government, Great
Britain
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H.R., House Resolution, United States
House of Representatives
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HRC, Human Rights Commission, United
Nations
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IAF, International Astronautical
Federation
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IAHRC, Inter-American Human Rights
Commission
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IBM, International Business Machines
Corporation
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ICAO, International Civil Aviation
Organization
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ICBM, Inter-Continental Ballistic
Missile(s)
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ICJ, International Court of
Justice
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ICNAF, International Convention for
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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ICRC, International Committee of the
Red Cross
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IDA, Institute for Defense
Analysis
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IDB, Inter-American Development
Bank
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IDIG, Interagency Drug Intelligence
Group
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IDIG–M, Interagency Drug
Intelligence Group-Mexico
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ILO, International Labor
Organization
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IMCO, International Maritime
Consultative Organization
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INCB, International Narcotics Control
Board
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INCP,
U.S. International Narcotics Control
Program
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INM, Bureau of International Narcotics
Matters, Department of State
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INM/P, Office of Program Management,
Bureau of International Narcotics Matters, Department of State
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INMARSAT, International Maritime
Satellite Organization
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INPFC, International Convention for
the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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INR/DDC, Directorate for
Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of
State
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INR/DDC/RPS, Office of Resources
Policy, Directorate for Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
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INS,
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service
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INTELSAT, International
Telecommunications Satellite Organization
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INTERPOL, International Criminal
Police Organization
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IO/CMD, Coordinator for Multilateral
Development Programs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
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IO/HDC, Agency Directorate for
Health and Drug Control, Bureau of International Organization Affairs,
Department of State
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IO/T/HNP, Health and Narcotics
Programs, Office of Technical Specialized Agencies, 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 Seabed
Authority
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ISRA, International Seabed Resources
Authority
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ITT, International Telephone and
Telegraph
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ITU, International Telecommunications
Union
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IWC, International Whaling
Commission
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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KH, Keyhole (satellite)
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KIQ, key intelligence
question(s)
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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L3S, original designation for the
commercial rocket launch vehicle developed by a European consortium,
subsequently named Ariane
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L/HR, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Human Rights, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/OA, Ocean Affairs, Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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L/OES, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/PM, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Politico-Military Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of
State
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L/SCI, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Scientific Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/SFP, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Special Functional Problems, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of
State
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L/T, Treaty Affairs, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/UNA, Office of United Nations
Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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LANDSAT, Land Satellite from 1975,
see also ERTS
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LDC or LDCs, lesser-developed
country/countries
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LEAA, Law Enforcement Assistance
Administration
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LL, Land Locked, also referred to as
Geographically Disadvantaged States (Law of the Sea)
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LNG, liquefied natural gas
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LOS, Law of the Sea
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LS or LSC, Legal Sub Committee, Outer
Space Committee, United Nations
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M, Deputy Undersecretary for Management,
Department of State
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M/CT, Directorate for Combating
Terrorism, Deputy Undersecretary for Management, Department of State
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M/DG, Director General of the Foreign
Service, Deputy Undersecretary for Management, Department of State
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M/MS, Management Systems Staff, Deputy
Undersecretary for Management, Department of State
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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ME, Middle East
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MEPC, Marine Environmental Protection
Committee
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MINT, Major International Narcotics
Traffickers
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MITL, Major International Traffickers
List (drugs)
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MFN, Most Favored Nation
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MOU, Memorandum of
Understanding
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NASA, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
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NASA/G, General Counsel, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NASA/I, Assistant Administrator for
International Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NBC, National Broadcasting
Company
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NCAP, Narcotics Control Action
Plan
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NCS, National Communications
System
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/EGY, Egypt Directorate, Bureau
of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/INS, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
Nepal, Sri Lanka Directorate, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/IRN, Iran Directorate, Bureau
of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/PAB, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and
Bangladesh Directorate, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/RA, Directorate of Regional
Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NEA/TUR, Directorate for Turkey,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NG, Negotiating Group
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NGO, Non-Governmental
Organization
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NIACT, night action, telegram
indicator requiring immediate action
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NIDA, National Institute on Drug
Abuse
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NOAA, National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration
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NOFORN, no foreign
dissemination
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NRC, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
-
NRO, National Reconnaissance
Office
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NRP, National Reconnaissance
Program
-
NSA, National Security Adviser
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NSAM, National Security Action
Memorandum
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSC/USC, National Security Council,
Under Secretaries Committee
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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NSF, National Science
Foundation
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NY, New York City
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NYPD or NYCPD, New York City Police
Department
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OAS, Organization of American
States
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OAU, Organisation of African
Unity
-
ODALE, Office of Drug Abuse Law
Enforcement
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OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
-
OES, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
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OES/APT, Office of Advance and
Applied Technology Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/ENP, Office of Environmental
and Population Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/ENP/EN, Office of
Environmental Affairs, Office of Environmental and Population Affairs,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
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OES/OA, Office of Ocean Affairs,
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
Department of State
-
OES/OFA, Office of Fisheries
Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, Department of State
-
OES/SCI/SA, Office of Technology
Policy and Space Affairs, Scientific and Technological Affairs, Bureau of
Oceans and International Scientific Affairs, Department of State
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OMB, Office of Management and Budget,
Executive Office of the President
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OMB/EG, Directorate for Economics
and Government, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President
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OMB/FDM, Federal Drug Management,
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
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ONNI, Office of National Narcotics
Intelligence
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OPTF, Opium Policy Task Force
-
ORM, Office of Refugee and Migration
Affairs, Special Assistant to the Secretary for Refugee and Migration
Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of State
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OSC, Outer Space Committee, United
Nations; Office of the Secretary of Defense
-
OSLS, Legal Sub Committee, Outer
Space Committee, United Nations
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OST, Outer Space Treaty
-
OTP, Office of Technology Policy,
Executive Office of the President
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P, Undersecretary for Political Affairs,
Department of State
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PA, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Department of State
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PA/FOI, Freedom of Information
Staff, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
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PARA, Policy Analysis and Resource
Allocation
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PASA, Participating Agency Services
Agreement
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PCZ, Protected Communication
Zone(s)
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PLO, Palestine Liberation
Organization
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PM, Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs, Department of State; Prime Minister
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PM/AE, Office of Atomic Energy and
Aerospace, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PM/SAS, Office of Security
Assistance and Sales, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PMP, Preliminary Management Plan
(fisheries)
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PRC, People’s Republic of China
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PRG, Provisional Revolutionary
Government in Vietnam
-
PRM, Projected Radio Modulation
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QTE, quote
-
R&D, research and
development
-
RCA, Radio Corporation of
America
-
Rep, representative
-
RFE, Radio Free Europe
-
RFP, request for proposal
-
RGA, Royal Government of
Afghanistan
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RL, Radio Liberty
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RS, remote sensing
-
RSNT, Revised Single Negotiating
Text, UNCLOS III
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S, Senate or Secretary
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S/CCT, Special Assistant to the
Secretary and Coordinator for Combating Terrorism, Department of
State
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S/FW–COA, Coordinator of Ocean
Affairs, Special Assistant to the Secretary for Fisheries and Wildlife,
Department of State
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S/IG, Office of the Inspector General,
Foreign Service, Department of State
-
S/NM, Senior Adviser to the Secretary
and Coordinator for International Narcotics Matters, Department of
State
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S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Office of
the Secretary, Department of State
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S/PC, Planning and Coordination Staff,
Department of State
-
S/PRS, Office of Press Relations,
Office of the Secretary, Department of State
-
S/R, Special Assistant to the Secretary
for Refugee and Migration Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of
State
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S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department
of State
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S/S–I, Information Section, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
-
S/S–O, Operations Center, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
-
SAIC, Special Agent in Charge (Drug
Enforcement Administration)
-
SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
-
S&T, Scientific and
Technical
-
SAODAP, Special Action Office for
Drug Abuse Prevention, Executive Office of the President
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SC, Subcommittee
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SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular
Affairs, Department of State
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SCAR, Scientific Committee on
Antarctic Research
-
SCI/SA, Office of General Scientific
Affairs, Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs,
Department of State
-
SEASAT, Ocean Dynamics
Satellite
-
SECDEF, Secretary of Defense
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SECSTATE, Secretary of
State
-
SG, Small Group(s)
-
SLBM, Submarine-Launched Ballistic
Missile(s)
-
SNT, Single Negotiating Text, UNCLOS
III
-
SOSUS, Sound Surveillance
System
-
SPC, Space Policy Committee of
Standing Committee on Space Policy of the Under Secretaries Committee,
National Security Council
-
SRF, Special Reporting Facility
-
STSC, Scientific and Technical Sub
Committee, Outer Space Committee, United Nations
-
SY, Office for Security, Bureau of
Administration, Department of State
-
SYG, Secretary General (unless
otherwise indicated refers to the United Nations)
-
T, Office of the Under Secretary for
Security Assistance, Science and Technology, Department of State
-
TCB, Treaty on Celestial Bodies
-
TOM, Moon Treaty
-
TOR, terms of reference
-
TS, telecommunications security
-
TV, television
-
U/DM, Under Secretaries Committee
Decision Memorandum
-
UK, United Kingdom
-
UN, United Nations
-
UNCLOS III, Third United Nations
Conference on the Law of the Sea
-
UNCTAD, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
-
UNDP, United Nations Development
Program
-
UNESCO, United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organisation
-
UNFDAC, United Nations Fund for
Drug Abuse Control
-
UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
-
UNHRC, United Nations Human Rights
Commission
-
US, United States
-
USC, Under Secretaries Committee,
National Security Council
-
USCINCEUR, Commander-in-Chief,
European Forces (Stuttgart, Germany)
-
USCINCSO, Commander-in-Chief,
United States Southern Command
-
USG, United States Government
-
USIA, United States Information
Agency
-
USLOS, United States Delegation to
the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
-
USNATO, United States Mission to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-
USSR, United Soviet Socialist
Republics
-
USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
-
VO, Visa Office, Bureau of Security and
Consular Affairs, Department of State
-
VOA, Voice of America
-
WARC, World Administrative Radio
Council
-
WEO, Western Europe and Others
group
-
WG, Working Group
-
WGRS, Working Group on Remote
Sensing
-
WHO, World Health Organisation
-
WUI, Western Union
International