Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume
III, Foreign Economic Policy
Abbreviations and Terms
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ADB, Asian Development Bank
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ADF, African Development Fund
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AFL/CIO, American Federation of
Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AISI, American Iron and Steel
Institute
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AMC, American Motors
Corporation
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ASEAN, Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
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ASP, American Selling Price
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AVE, ad valorem equivalent
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b/d, barrels per day
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Benelux, Belgium, the
Netherlands, and Luxembourg
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BHN, basic human needs
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BIS, Bank for International
Settlements
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BOP, balance of payments
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c/, with
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C–20, Committee of 20 (Committee on
Reform of the International Monetary System)
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CAP, Common Agricultural
Policy
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cc, carbon copy (term indicating that
a copy of a document should be sent to someone)
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CCC, Commodity Credit
Corporation
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CEA, Council of Economic
Advisers
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CFF, Compensatory Finance
Facility
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CFR, Council on Foreign
Relations
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIF, cost, insurance, and
freight
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CIEC, Conference on International
Economic Cooperation
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COET, Crude Oil Equalization
Tax
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COMECON, Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance
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COW, Committee of the Whole (United
Nations)
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COWPS, Council on Wage and Price
Stability
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CPI, Consumer Price Index
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CWPS, Council on Wage and Price
Stability
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CVD, countervailing duty
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CY, calendar year
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D, Democrat
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DAC, Development Assistance Committee
(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
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DC, developed country
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DCC, Development Coordination
Committee
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DISC, Domestic International Sales
Corporation
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DM, D-mark, deutschmark
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DNC, Democratic National
Committee
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DOC, Department of Commerce
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOE, Department of Energy
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DOI, Department of the
Interior
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DOJ, Department of Justice
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DOL, Department of Labor
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DOT, Department of
Transportation
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dols, dollars
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DPS, Domestic Policy Staff
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E, Under Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs
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EB, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EB/IFD/OMA, Office of Monetary
Affairs, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/OT/GCP, General Commercial
Policy Division, Office of International Trade, International Trade Policy,
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
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EC, European Commission; European
Communities; European Community
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ECOSOC, Economic and Social
Council (United Nations)
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ECU, European Currency Unit
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EDA, Economic Development
Administration
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EEC, European Economic
Community
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EMS, European Monetary System
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EPA, Economic Planning Agency
(Japan); Environmental Protection Agency
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EPG, Economic Policy Group
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ERDA, Energy Research and
Development Administration
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ESF, Economic Support Fund; Exchange
Stabilization Fund
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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/SOV, Office of Soviet Union
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EXIM, Export-Import Bank
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FAA, Foreign Assistance Act
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fas, free alongside ship
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FAO, Food and Agricultural
Organization
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FCN, Friendship, Commerce, and
Navigation (type of treaty)
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FITC, Foundation for International
Technological Cooperation
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FMS, Foreign Military Sales
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FONOFF, Foreign Office
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FRB, Federal Reserve Board
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FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
(West Germany)
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FSF, Financial Support Fund
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FY, fiscal year
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G–5, Federal Republic of Germany,
France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
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G–7, Canada, Federal Republic of
Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States
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G–8, Australia, Canada, European
Economic Community, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
(Conference on International Economic Cooperation); Can__ada, Federal
Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States,
and the European Community (annual industrialized country economic
summits)
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G–10, Belgium, Canada, Federal
Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, United
Kingdom, United States
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G–19, Algeria, Argentina, Brazil,
Cameroon, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia
(Conference on International Economic Cooperation)
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G–77, Group of
77, developing countries group established at the
conclusion of the first United National Conference on Trade and Development
in 1964
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GDR, German Democratic Republic (East
Germany)
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GE, General Electric
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GM, General Motors
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GNP, gross national product
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GOJ, Government of Japan
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GOM, Government of Mexico
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Group B, developed country
negotiating group in the Common Fund or United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development negotiations
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GSA, General Services
Administration
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GSP, Generalized System of
Preferences
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H, Congressional Relations, Department
of State
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HEW, Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare
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HMG, Her Majesty’s Government (United
Kingdom)
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H.R., House of Representatives
bill
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HUD, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
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IBM, International Business
Machines
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
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ICA, international commodity
arrangement; International Communication Agency
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ICSID, International Center for the
Settlement of International Disputes
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IDA, International Development
Association
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IDB, Inter-American Development
Bank
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IDCA, International Development
Cooperation Agency
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IDLI, international development
lending institution
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IDS, International Development
Strategy
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IEA, International Energy
Agency
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IETG, International Energy
Technology Group
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IFAD, International Fund for
Agricultural Development
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IFC, International Finance
Corporation
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IFI, international financial
institution
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ILO, International Labor
Organization
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IMF, International Monetary
Fund
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IMG, International Monetary
Group
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INFCE, International Nuclear Fuel
Cycle Evaluation Program
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IPC, Integrated Program for
Commodities
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IRS, Internal Revenue Service
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ISA, International Security Affairs
(Department of Defense); International Sugar Agreement
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ISAC, Industry Sector Advisory
Committee
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ISTC, Institute for Scientific and
Technological Cooperation
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ITC, International Trade
Commission
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IWA, International Wheat
Agreement
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JFY, Japanese fiscal year
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LDC, less developed country
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LDP, Liberal Democratic Party
(Japan)
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LLDC, landlocked developing country;
least developed country
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LOS, Law of the Sea
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mbd, million barrels per day
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MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force
Reductions
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MDB, multilateral development
banks
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memcon, memorandum of
conversation
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MFA, Multifiber Arrangement
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MFN, most favored nation
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MITI, Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (Japan)
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MNE, multinational enterprise
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MOF, Minister of Finance; Ministry of
Finance
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mpg, miles per gallon
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mtg, meeting
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MTN, multilateral trade
negotiations
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NAC, National Advisory Council
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NAM, Non-Aligned Movement; National
Association of Manufacturers
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NASA, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NIEO, New International Economic
Order
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NIH, National Institutes of
Health
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NPT, Non-Proliferation Treaty
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NRC, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSF, National Science
Foundation
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NTM, non-tariff measure
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NTT, Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone
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ODA, official development
assistance
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OMA, orderly marketing
agreement
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OPIC, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
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OSTP, Office of Science and
Technology Policy
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para, paragraph
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PD, Presidential Directive
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PL, Public Law
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PL 480, Food for Peace (formally
Public Law 83–480, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954)
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PRC, People’s Republic of China;
Policy Review Committee
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PRM, Policy Review Memorandum
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R&D, research and
development
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R, Republican
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reftel, reference telegram
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SA, substitution account
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SBA, Small Business
Administration
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SDR, special drawing rights
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SEC, Securities and Exchange
Commission
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SECTO, designation for a message
sent from the Secretary of State
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septel, separate telegram
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S/P, Policy Planning Staff
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SPD, Social Democratic Party (Federal
Republic of Germany)
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SPR, SPRO, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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SSA, Security Supporting
Assistance
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S&T, science and technology
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STABEX, Système de Stabilisation
des Recettes d’Exportation (European Community)
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STR, Office of the Special Trade
Representative
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TOGOV, designation for a message
sent to the Governor
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TOSEC, designation for a message
sent to the Secretary of State
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TPC, Trade Policy Committee
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TPM, trigger price mechanism
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TPSC, Trade Policy Staff
Committee
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UAE, United Arab Emirates
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UAW, United Auto Workers
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UK, United Kingdom
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UN, United Nations
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UNCSTD, United Nations Conference
on Science and Technology for Development
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UNCTAD, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
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UNDP, United Nations Development
Programme
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UNESCO, United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNICEF, United Nations Children’s
Fund
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UNIDO, United Nations Industrial
Development Organization
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USDel, United States
delegation
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USEC, United States Mission to the
European Community
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USED, United States Executive
Director (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
International Monetary Fund)
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USG, United States Government
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USITC, United States International
Trade Commission
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USTR, Office of the United States
Trade Representative
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VAT, value added tax
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VW, Volkswagen
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WARC, World Administrative Radio
Conference
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WCARRD, World Conference on
Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
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WFC, World Food Council
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WHO, World Health Organization
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XCSS, Executive Committee, Special
Session (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)