Abbreviations and Terms

• • AAA , Alianza Anticomunista Argentina (Argentine Anticommunist Alliance)
  • ACDA , Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  • AD , Acción Democrática (Democratic Action), Venezuelan political party
  • Adm. , Admiral
  • AECA , Arms Export Control Act
  • AF , Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
  • AI , Amnesty International
  • AID , Agency for International Development
  • AMCIT , American citizen
  • ANAPO , Alianza Nacional Popular (National Popular Alliance), Colombian political party
  • APC , armored personnel carrier
  • APRA , Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (American Popular Revolutionary Alliance), Peru
  • Apristas , members of APRA
  • ARA , Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • ARA/ECA , Office of East Coast Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • ARA/LA/EP , Ecuador and Peru, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • ARA/LA , Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; Bureau for Latin America, Agency for International Development
  • ARA/LA/APU , Office of Argentine, Paraguayan, and Uruguayan Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; Office of Argentine, Paraguayan, and Uruguayan Affairs, Bureau for Latin America, Agency for International Development
  • ARA/MGT/FM , Financial Management Division, Office of Management, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • ARD , accelerated rural development
  • ARENA , Aliança Renovadora Nacional (National Renewal Alliance), Brazilian political party
  • ARMA , U.S. Army Attaché
  • ASAP , as soon as possible
• • BA , Buenos Aires
  • BAF , Brazilian Air Force
  • B/D , barrels per day
  • Brig. Gen. , Brigadier General
• • Carros de as alto , assault vehicles
  • CASP , Country Analysis and Strategy Paper
  • CAT , Comisión asesora del transporte (Transport Assessment Commission) Colombia
  • CCC , Commodity Credit Corporation
  • CGT , General Confederation of Workers
  • 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
  • CIEP , Council on International Economic Policy
  • CIES , Consejo Interamericano Económico y Social (Inter-American Economic and Social Council), Organization of American States
  • CINC , Commander in Chief
  • CINCSO , Commander in Chief, Southern Command
  • CNT , Convención Nacional de Trabajadores (National Workers’ Convention), Uruguay
  • COB , close of business
  • CODEL , Congressional Delegation
  • CONFADENA , Confederación de las Fuerzas Armadas de la Nación (Confederation of the Armed Forces of the Nation), Bolivia
  • COM , Chief of Mission
  • COMUSCINCSO , Chief of Mission, USCINCSO
  • CONATON , Argentine Drug Policy Coordinating Board
  • CONGEN , Consulate-General
  • COPEI , Comité de Organización Politica Electoral Independiente (Committee of Independent Electoral Political Organization) Venezuelan political party
  • CPD , Congressional Presentation Document
  • CRA , continuing resolution
  • CSAF , Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
  • CT , Country Team
  • CUT , Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (Unitary Organization of Workers), Chilean labor organization
  • CVP , cost, value, profit
  • CY , calendar year
• • D , Democrat; Deputy Secretary of State
  • DA , Department of the Army
  • DAO , Defense Attaché Office
  • DAS , Departamento Administrativa de Seguidad (Administrative Security Department), Colombia
  • DATT , Defense Attaché
  • DC , developed country
  • DCI , Director of Central Intelligence
  • DCM , Deputy Chief of Mission
  • DDI , Deputy Director of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
  • DDO , Deputy Director of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
  • DEA , Drug Enforcement Administration
  • DEFATT , Defense Attaché
  • 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/HR , Deputy Coordinator for Human Rights, Department of State
  • DIA , Defense Intelligence Agency
  • DINA , Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional, National Intelligence Directorate, Chile
  • Dissem , dissemination
  • D/LOS , Staff Director, NSC Interagency Task Force on Law of the Sea
  • 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, Department of State
  • EB , Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
  • EB/ICD , Office of International Commodities, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
  • EC , European Community
  • ERDA , Energy Research and Development Administration
  • ERP , Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (Revolutionary Army of the People), Argentine guerrilla group
  • ESMACO , Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
  • EUR , Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EX–IM , Export-Import Bank
• • F–2 , Colombian Intelligence Service
  • FAA , Foreign Assistance Act
  • FAC , Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia (Colombian Armed Forces)
  • FACH , Chilean Air Force
  • FBI , Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FFB , Federal Financing Bank
  • FMS , Foreign Military Sales
  • FNU , first name unknown
  • FOIA , Freedom of Information Act
  • FONOFF , Foreign Office
  • FORMIN , Foreign Minister
  • FPA , Fisherman’s Protective Act
  • FPN , Frente Popular Nacionalista (Popular Nationalistic Front), Banzer’s ruling coalition, Bolivia
  • FSO , Foreign Service Officer; Fund for Special Operations
  • FRG , Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
  • FY , fiscal year
• • G–2 , U.S. Army or Marine Intelligence at Division/Corps level
  • GA , General Assembly (United Nations)
  • GAO , Government Accounting Office
  • GC , Guardia Civil (Peru)
  • GCOB , Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
  • GDP , gross domestic product
  • Gen. , General
  • GNS , Guyana National Service
  • GOA , Government of Argentina
  • GOB , Government of Brazil; Government of Bolivia
  • GOC , Government of Chile; Government of Columbia
  • GOG , Government of Guatemala
  • GOM , Government of Mexico
  • GOP , Government of Peru
  • GOU , Government of Uruguay
  • GOV , Government of Venezuela
  • GSP , Generalized System of Preferences
  • GSA , General Services Administration
  • GSP , Generalized System of Preferences
• • H , Bureau of 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, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
  • IA–5 , Fifth Institutional Act (Brazil)
  • IADB , see IDB
  • IA/DSAA , International Affairs, Defense Security Assistance Agency
  • IA/ECOSOC , Inter-American Economic and Social Council
  • IAHRC , Inter-American Human Rights Commission
  • IBA , International Bauxite Association
  • IBD , see IDB
  • IBEC , International Basic Economy Corporation
  • IBRD , International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
  • ICA , International Coffee Agreement
  • ICCS , International Commission of Control and Supervision
  • ICJ , International Commission of Jurists; International Court of Justice
  • ICRC , International Committee of the Red Cross
  • ICSID , International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
  • IDB , Inter-American Development Bank
  • IDC , Information Dominance Center
  • IFI , international financial institutions
  • IG , Intergovernmental Group
  • IM , Intelligence Memorandum
  • IMC , International Mining Company, Colombia
  • IMF , International Monetary Fund
  • INR , Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • INR/DDC , 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/RAR , Office of Research and Analysis for American Republics, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • IO , Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State
  • IRB , International Resource Bank
  • ISA , International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• • JBUSMC , Joint Brazilian-U.S. Military Commission
  • JBUSDC , Joint Brazilian-U.S. Defense Commission
  • JCS , Joint Chiefs of Staff
• • L , Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • LA , Latin America
  • LAFTA , Latin American Free Trade Area
  • L/ARA , Assistant Legal Adviser for Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
  • LAS , Latin American States
  • LIMDIS , limited distribution
  • LDC , less developed country
  • 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
  • MAPU , Movimiento de Acción Popular Unitaria (Popular Unitary Action Movement), Chilean political organization
  • MDB , Movimento Democráctico Brasileiro (Brazilian Democratic Movement), Brazilian political party
  • MFM , Meeting of Foreign Ministers
  • MID , Argentine Political Party
  • MIG , Soviet Military Aircraft Design Bureau
  • MILGROUP , or MILGP, military group
  • MIR , Movimiento Izquierda Revolucionario (Leftist Revolutionary Movement), political organization in Chile
  • MNR , Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (National Revolutionary Movement), Bolivian political party
  • 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 teams
  • MVD , Montevideo
• • NAC , National Advisory Council
  • NAM , Non-Aligned Movement
  • NEA , Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • NIACT , night action; needs immediate attention
  • NIC , National Intelligence Council
  • NIO , National Intelligence Office/Officer
  • NPT , Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
  • NODIS , no distribution
  • NOFORN , not releasable to foreign nationals
  • NOTAL , 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
  • OASGA , General Assembly (Organization of American States)
  • ODC , Office of Defense Cooperation
  • OECD , Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • OES , Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State
  • OMB , Office of Management and Budget
  • OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • OPIC , Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  • OPR/LS , Language Services, Office of Protocol
  • OSD , Office of the Secretary of Defense
• • P , Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State
  • P&A , price and availability
  • PADES , Economic Development Project for the Southern Regions
  • PCU , Partido Comunista de Uruguay (Communist Party of Uruguay)
  • PDC , Partido Democrática Christiana (Christian Democratic Party), Chilean political party
  • PL , Public Law
  • PM , Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
  • POL , Political Section
  • POLAD , Political Advisor
  • POM , Program Objectives Memorandum
  • Prepcon , Preparatory Conference
  • PRC , People’s Republic of China
  • PRIMIN , Prime Minister
  • PSD , Argentina (political party)
• • Reftel , reference telegram
• • S , Office of the Secretary of State
  • SEC , Securities and Exchange Commission
  • SECDEF , Secretary of Defense
  • SECGEN , Secretary General
  • SECTO , telegram from the Secretary of State while on travel
  • SELA , Sistema Económica de Latinoamérica (Latin American Economic System)
  • S/NM , Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Narcotics Matters
  • S/P , Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
  • S/PRS , Office of Press Relations, Office of the Secretary of State, Department of State
  • SRG , Senior Review Group
  • SFRC , Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  • SOUTHCOM , Southern Command
  • S/S , Office of the Secretariat Staff, Department of State
  • SSC , Senate Select Committee
• • TELCON , telephone conversation
  • TIPO , (Weapon for Bol, Feb 20 76 BOL)
  • TOHAK , telegram to Kissinger
  • TOSEC , telegram to the Secretary of State while on travel
  • TOW , tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile
  • TNE , transnational enterprise
  • TRA , Trade Reform Act
• • UCR , Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union), Argentina
  • UN , United Nations
  • UNCTAD , United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
  • 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
  • UNITAS , annual maritime exercises conducted within the U.S. Southern Command
  • USAID , see AID
  • USAFSO , United States Foreign Service Officer
  • 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
  • USSOUTHCOM , see SOUTHCOM
  • USSR , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • USUN , United States Mission to the United Nations
• • VAdm , Vice Admiral
• • WOLA , Washington Office on Latin America
  • WH , Western Hemisphere
• • Z , Zulu (Greenwich) Mean time