Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
E–4, Documents on Iran and Iraq, 1969–1972
Abbreviations and Terms
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AADC, Area Air Defense
Commander
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ABM, anti-ballistic missile
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Ack-ack, anti-aircraft
artillery
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AIM, U.S. Army Mission in
Iran/Military Assistance Advisory Group
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Amb, Ambassador
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API, American Petroleum
Institute
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ARAMCO, Arabian-American Oil
Company
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ARMISH/MAAG, U.S. Army Mission
in Iran/Military Assistance Advisory Group
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ASD/ISA, Assistant Secretary of
Defense, International Security Affairs
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Atty, attorney
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BNDD, Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs, Department of Justice
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BP, British Petroleum
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BPI, Ba’ath Party of Iraq
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CENTO, Central Treaty
Organization
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CFP, Compagnie Francaise des
Paroles
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Forces, Europe
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CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief,
Middle East/South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara
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CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief,
Strike Command
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CINCUSNAVEUR, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Navy, Europe
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CIS, Confederation of Iranian
Students
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ConGen, Consul General
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COMECON, Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance
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COMINT, communications
intelligence
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COMIDEASTFOR, Commander,
Middle East Forces Cons, Consulate
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CONUS, continental United
States
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CPI, Communist Party of Iraq
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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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CY, calendar year
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DASD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DDCI, Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence
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Dept, Department of State
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Deptel, Department of State
telegram
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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, Department of Defense,
International Security Affairs
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DOD/ISA/NESA, Department of
Defense, International Security Affairs, Office of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs
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DOS, Department of State
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E, Bureau of Economic Affairs,
Department of State
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ELINT, electronic
intelligence
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Emb, embassy
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Embtel, embassy telegram
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ERAP, Entreprise de Recherches et
d’Activites Petrolieres
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EUCOM, European Community
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Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
(acronym indicating extremely limited distribution or dissemination)
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EXIM, Export-Import Bank
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FAA, Federation of Arab
Amirates
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FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service
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FMS, foreign military sales
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FonMin, Foreign Minister
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FonOff, Foreign Office
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FSO, Foreign Service Officer
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FSS, Foreign Service Spouse
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FY, fiscal year
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GAO, General Accounting Office
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GENMISH, U.S. Mission to the
Iranian Gendarmerie
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GNP, gross national product
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GOI, Government of Iran
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GOI, Government of Iraq
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G/PM, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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HCR, High Commissioner for
Refugees
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HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
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HIM, His Imperial Majesty
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HK, the President’s Assistant for
National Security Affairs, Henry Kissinger
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IAS, Iran-America Society
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
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ID, Iraqi Dinars
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IDF, Israeli Defense Force
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IDP, Internal Defense Plan
(Iran)
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IFC, International Finance Corporation
IIA, Imperial Iranian Army
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IIAF, Imperial Iranian Air Force IIF,
Imperial Iranian Forces
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IMF, International Monetary Fund INOC,
Iraq National Oil Company
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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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IO, Bureau of International
Organization, Department of State
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IPC, Iraq Petroleum Company
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IRG, Interdepartmental Regional
Group
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ISA, Iranian Students
Association
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Memorandum
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JSOP, Joint Strategic Objectives
Plan
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KDP, Kurdish Democratic Party
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LimDis, Limited Distribution
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MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory
Group
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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ME, Middle East
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MEMCON, memorandum of
conversation
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MIDEASTFOR, Middle East
Forces
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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/IRN, Office of Iranian Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEAINE, Office of Near Eastern
Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NEA/NR, Office of Near Eastern,
South Asian Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
NIOC, National Iranian Oil Company
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NoDis, no distribution
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NoForn, no foreign
dissemination
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NPT, Nuclear Nonproliferation
Treaty
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NRM, National Resistance Movement
(Kurdish)
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NSA, National Security Agency
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NSAM, National Security Action
Memorandum
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSCIG/NEA, National Security
Council Interdepartmental Group for Near East and South Asia
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
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OAPEC, Organization of Arab
Petroleum Exporting Countries
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ODASD/ISA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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OBE, overtaken by events
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OCI, Office of Current Intelligence,
Central Intelligence Agency
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ODDI, Office of the Deputy Director
of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OER, Office of Economic Research,
Central Intelligence Agency
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OMB, Office of Management and Budget,
Department of State
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ONE, Office of National Estimates,
Central Intelligence Agency
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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OSD/ISA, Office of the Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs
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OTR, Office of Technical Research,
Central Intelligence Agency
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PlanOrg, Plan Organization,
Iranian state agency charged with promoting economic development
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PM, PRIMIN, Prime Minister
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PM/MAS, Office of Military
Assistance and Sales, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PRSY, People’s Republic of Southern
Yemen
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RAF, Royal Air Force
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RCC, Revolutionary Command Council,
Ba’athist Government in Iraq
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REF, reference
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Reftel, reference telegram
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Rep, representative
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RN, President Richard Nixon
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RPT, repeat
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SAM, surface to air missile
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SAMAA, Special Assistant for
Military Assistance Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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SAVAK, Farsi language acronym for
Iranian National Bureau of Security and Intelligence (Sazman-i Ittili’at va
Amniyat-i Kishvar)
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SECDEF, Secretary of Defense
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SC, Security Council (UN)
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SCS, Supreme Commander’s Staff
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SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
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SECDEF, Secretary of Defense
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SECNAV, Secretary of the Navy Secy,
Secretary of State
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SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
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SOV, Soviet
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S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department
of State
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STRATCOM, Strategic
Command
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TAFT, Technical Assistance Field
Team
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U, Office of the Under Secretary of
State, Department of State
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UAD, United Arab Emirates
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UAR, United Arab Republic
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UK, United Kingdom
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UN, United Nations
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UNHCR, United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
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UNSC, United Nations Security
Council
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UNSEC, Under Secretary
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UNSYG, United Nations Secretary
General
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USAF, United States Air Force
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USG, United States Government
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USIA, United States Information
Agency
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USINT, United States Interests
Section, Baghdad, Iraq
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USIS, United States Information
Services USN, United States Navy
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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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VP, Vice President
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VIP(S), Very Important
Person(s)