Abbreviations and Terms
- A/AID, Office of the Administrator, Agency for International Development
- ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- ADCI, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence
- ADCM, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission
- ADDO, Assistant Deputy Director of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
- Adm., Admiral
- AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
- AECA, Arms Export Control Act
- AF, Bureau of African Affairs
- AI, Amnesty International
- AID, Agency for International Development
- ALCAN, Aluminum Company of Canada
- AMCIT, American Citizen
- APC, Armored Personnel Carriers
- ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CAR, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CAR/DR, Dominican Republic Desk, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CAR/H, Haiti Desk, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CCA, Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CEN, Office of Central American Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/CEN/CR, Costa Rica Desk, Office of Central American Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/ECA, Office of East Coast Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/ECP, Office of Regional Economic Policy, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
- ARA–LA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Bureau for Latin America, Department of State, Agency for International Development
- ARA–LA/CAR, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Bureau for Latin America, Department of State, Agency for International Development
- ARA–LA/PLC, Office of Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Bureau for Latin America, Department of State, Agency for International Development
- ARA/MEX, Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/MGT/FM, Financial Management Division, Office of Management, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
- ARMA, U.S. Army Attaché
- backchannel, a method of communication outside a bureaucratic procedure; the White House, for instance, used “backchannel” messages to bypass the Department of State
- Brig. Gen., Brigadier General
- Carros de asalto, Assault Vehicles
- CASP, Country Analysis and Strategy Paper
- CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
- CDB, Caribbean Development Bank
- CERDS, Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States
- CHIREP, Chinese Representative to the United Nations
- CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
- CIAP, Comité Interamericana de Alianza para el Progreso (Inter-American Committee for the Alliance for Progress)
- CIEC, Conference on International Economic Cooperation
- CIEPDM, Council on International Economic Policy Decision Memorandum
- CIEPSM, Council on International Economic Policy Study Memorandum
- CIES, Consejo Interamericano Económico y Social (Inter-American Economic and Social Council), Organization of American States
- CINC, Commander-in-Chief
- CINCLANT, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Command
- CINCSO, Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command
- CMDR US SOUTHCOM/J-5, Commander, Southern Command, J-5 (Directorate of Strategy, Policy, and Plans)
- CODEL, Congressional Delegation
- COM, Chief of Mission
- COMUSCINCSO, Chief of Mission, USCINCSO
- CONGEN, Consulate General
- COS, Chief of Station
- CPD, Congressional Presentation Document
- CRA, continuing resolution
- CSAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force
- CT, Country Team
- CY, Calendar Year
- CZ, Canal Zone
- D, Democrat; Deputy Secretary of State
- D/HA, Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
- D/HA/ORM, Office of the Coordinator for Refugee and Migration Affairs, Department of State
- D/LOS, Staff Director, NSC Interagency Task Force on Law of the Sea
- DA, Department of the Army
- DAO, Defense Attaché Office
- DATT, Defense Attaché
- DC, Developed Country
- DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
- DDCI, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, CIA
- DDI, Deputy Director of Intelligence, CIA
- DDO, Deputy Director of Operations, CIA
- DDS&T, Deputy Director, Science and Technology, CIA
- DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration
- DEFATT, Defense Attaché
- DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
- DIRGEN, Director General
- Dissem., Dissemination
- Div. Gen., General in charge of a division
- DOD, Department of Defense
- DOD/ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- DOD/OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Dols., Dollars
- E, Bureau of Economic Affairs Department of State
- EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- EB, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EB/IFD/ODF, Office of Development Finance, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EB/IFD/OIA, Office of Investment Affairs, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EB/ORF/ICD/TRP, Tropical Products Division, Office of International Commodities, International Resources and Food Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EC, European Community
- ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council
- ERDA, Energy Research and Development Administration
- EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/NE, Office of Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs
- EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs
- F–2, Agency in Colombia’s antinarcotics effort
- FAA, Foreign Assistance Act
- FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FMS, Foreign Military Sales
- FMSA, Foreign Military Sales Act
- FNU, first name unknown
- FONOFF, Foreign Office
- FORMIN, Foreign Minister
- FRG, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
- FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Department of State
- FSO, Foreign Service Officer; Fund for Special Operations
- FY, Fiscal Year
- G–2, U.S. military intelligence unit
- GA, General Assembly
- GCOB, Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- GDF, Guyanese Defense Forces
- Gen., General
- GNS, Guyana National Service
- GOA, Government of Argentina
- GOB, Government of Brazil, Government of Bolivia
- GOC, Government of Chile
- GOCR, Government of Costa Rica
- GODR, Government of the Dominican Republic
- GOES, Government of El Salvador
- GOG, Government of Guatemala
- GOH, Government of Haiti; Government of Honduras
- GOM, Government of Mexico
- GOU, Government of Uruguay
- GSA, General Services Administration
- GSP, Generalized System of Preferences
- Guybau, Guyana Bauxite Company
- GWA, Gulf and Western Americas Corporation
- H, Congressional Relations, Department of State
- HAK, Henry A. Kissinger
- HAKTO, Telegram from Kissinger
- HIRC, House International Relations Committee
- HR, Human Rights
- HRC, Human Rights Commission
- IA, Inter-American Region, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- IA–5, Fifth Institutional Act, Brazil
- IA/DSAA, International Affairs, Defense Security Assistance Agency
- IA–ECOSOC, Inter-American Economic and Social Council
- IADB, see IDB
- IAEA, International Atomic Energy Administration
- IAHRC, Inter-American Human Rights Commission
- IBA, International Bauxite Association
- IBD, see IDB
- IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
- IBWC, International Boundary and Water Commission
- ICA, International Coffee Agreement
- ICCS, International Commission of Control and Supervision
- ICJ, International Commission of Jurists
- ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
- IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
- IDC, Information Dominance Center
- IFI, International Financial Institutions
- IG, Intergovernmental Group
- IM, Intelligence Memorandum
- INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/DDC, Deputy Director for Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/DDC/OP, Office of Operations Policy, Deputy Director for Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/IL, Intelligence Liaison, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/OIL, Office of Intelligence Liaison, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/RAR, Office of Research and Analysis for American Republics, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice
- IO, Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State
- IO/HDC, Agency Director for Health and Drug Control, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IRB, International Resource Bank
- ISA, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- ITA, International Tin Agreement
- JBUSDC, Joint Brazilian-U.S. Defense Commission
- JBUSMC, Joint Brazilian-U.S. Military Commission
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JLP, Jamaican Labour Party, Jamaican political party
- L, Legal Adviser, Department of State
- L/ARA, Assistant Legal Adviser for Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- L/M, Assistant Legal Adviser for Management, Department of State
- L/OA, Assistant Legal Adviser for Ocean Affairs
- L/PM, Assistant Legal Advisor for Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- L/T, Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State
- LAFTA, Latin American Free Trade Area
- LAS, Latin American States
- LDC, Less Developed Country
- LIMDIS, Limited Distribution
- LNG, Liquified Natural Gas
- LOS, Law of the Sea
- LS, Language Services Division, Department of State
- M, Deputy Under Secretary for Management
- MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
- Maj., Major
- Maj. Gen., Major General
- MAP, Military Assistance Program
- MAP-T, MAP Training Program
- MAS, Military Assistance Sales
- MFM, Meeting of Foreign Ministers
- MIA, Missing in Action
- MIG, Soviet Military Aircraft Design Bureau
- MILGROUP or MILGP, Military Group
- MNC, Multinational corporation
- MOD, Ministry of Defense
- MPLA, Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola)
- MTN, Multilateral Trade Negotiations
- MTT, Mobile Training Team
- NAM, Non-Aligned Movement
- NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
- NJM, New Jewel Movement, Grenadian political party
- NIACT, Night Action, Needs Immediate Attention
- NIC, National Intelligence Council
- NIO, National Intelligence Office/Officer
- NPT, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
- NOCONTRACT, Not releasable to contractors or contractor/consultants
- NODIS, No distribution
- NOFORN, Not releasable to foreign nationals
- NOTAL, Cable not received by all addressees
- NSA, National Security Advisor; National Security Agency
- NSC, National Security Council
- NSC–IG/ARA, National Security Council Interdepartmental Group for Inter-American Affairs
- NSDM, National Security Decision Memorandum
- NSSM, National Security Study Memorandum
- OAS, Organization of American States
- OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
- OASGA, General Assembly of the OAS
- OBE, Overtaken by events
- OC/T, Communications Center, Department of State
- ODC, Office of Defense Cooperation
- OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OES, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
- OIC, Officer in Charge
- OMB, Office of Management and Budget
- OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OPIC, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- OPR/LS, Language Services, Office of Protocol
- ORCON, Dissemination and extraction of information controlled by originator
- OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- P, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State
- P&A, Price and Availability
- PJ, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, former head of state of Venezuela (1952– 1958)
- P.L., Public Law
- PLBRL, Potential Leaders Biographic Reporting List
- PLN, Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (Dominican Liberation Party), Dominican political party
- PM, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PM/ISO, Office of International Security Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PM/PA, Office of Planning and Analysis for International Security Assistance, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PNC, People’s National Congress, Guyana
- PNP, People’s National Party, Jamaican political party
- POL, Political Section
- POLAD, Political Advisor
- POLCOUN, Political Counselor
- POM, Program Objectives Memorandum
- PPP, People’s Progressive Party, Guyana
- PRC, People’s Republic of China
- PRD, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (Dominican Revolutionary Party), Dominican political party
- Prepcon, Preparatory Conference
- PRG, People’s Revolutionary Government (Vietnam)
- PRI, Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party), Mexican political party
- PRIMIN, Prime Minister
- PROAG, Project Agreement
- R, Republican
- Reftel, Reference Telegram
- Ret., Retired
- ROCAP, Regional Office for Central America and Panama, AID
- S, Office of the Secretary of State
- S/CCT, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Coordinator for Combating Terrorism, Department of State
- S/CPR, Chief of Protocol, Office of the Secretary of State, Department of State
- S/NM, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Narcotics Matters
- S/P, Policy Planning Staff
- S/PRS, Office of Press Relations, Office of the Secretary of State, Department of State
- S/R/ORM, Office of the Coordinator for Refugee and Migration Affairs
- S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- S/S–O, Operations Center, Department of State
- SC, Superior Council, 31-member ruling collegium of Honduras
- SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
- SCA/SCS, Office of Special Consular Services, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
- SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
- SECDEF, Secretary of Defense
- SECDEF/OASD/ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- SECGEN, Secretary General
- SECTO, Telegram from the Secretary
- SELA, Sistema Económica de Latinoamérica (Latin American Economic System)
- SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- SOUTHCOM, Southern Command
- SRG, Senior Review Group
- SSC, Senate Select Committee
- TA, Technical Assistance
- TELCON, Telephone Conversation
- TNE, Transnational Enterprise
- TRA, Trade Reform Act
- TOHAK, Telegram to Kissinger
- TOSEC, Telegram to the Secretary
- TOW, Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile
- UN, United Nations
- UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
- UNCTAD, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
- UNDP, United Nations Development Program
- UNESCO, United Nations Educational and Social Council
- UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
- UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNHRC, United Nations Human Rights Commission
- UNIDO, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- UNITA, União Nacional para e Independência Total de Angola (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola)
- USAF, United States Air Force
- USAID, see AID
- USARSO, United States Army Forces, Southern Command
- USCINCSO, see CINCSO
- USDAO, see DAO
- USDEL, United States Delegation
- USG, United States Government
- USIA, United States Information Agency
- USIB, United States Intelligence Board
- USN, United States Navy
- USPS, United States Postal Service
- USSOUTHCOM, see Southcom
- USUN, United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations
- VAdm., Vice Admiral
- WH, Western Hemisphere
- WHD, Western Hemisphere Division, CIA
- WMO, World Meteorological Organization
- WOLA, Washington Office on Latin America
- Z, Zulu (Greenwich) Mean time