Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume
VIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977–August 1978
Abbreviations and Terms
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ADF, Arab Deterrent Force
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AIPAC, American-Israel Public
Affairs Committee
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Amb, Ambassador
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AmEmbassy, American
Embassy
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AMOCO, American Oil Company
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AMX–30, French-designed battle
tank
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APC, Armored Personnel Carrier
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AWACS, Airborne Warning and Control
Systems
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C–130, U.S. military transport
aircraft with four engines
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C–141, U.S. strategic
airlifter
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CBU, Cluster Bomb Unit
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CBU–71, U.S.-designed cluster
bomb
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Cherokee, a telegraphic
distribution channel for the eyes only messages between the Secretary of
State and an Ambassador
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIP, Center for International
Policy
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Codel, Congressional
delegation
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conf, conference
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DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
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Dept, Department
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DMC, Democratic Movement for Change
(Israeli political party)
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DMZ, demilitarized zone
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DOD, Department of Defense
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EC, European Community
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EUR, 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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Exdis, exclusive
distribution
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F–4, U.S. long-range supersonic
fighter jet
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F–5E, U.S. light tactical
fighter
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F–15, U.S. all-weather tactical
fighter
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F–16, U.S. multi-role jet
fighter
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FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service
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FLN,
Front de Libération Nationale (National Liberation
Front)
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FMS, Foreign Military Sales
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FNU, first name unknown
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FonMin, Foreign Minister
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FY, Fiscal Year
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FYI, for your information
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GA, General Assembly
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GE, General Electric
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GMT, Greenwich Mean Time
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GOE, Government of Egypt
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GOI, Government of Israel
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GOL, Government of Lebanon
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HIRC, House International Relations
Committee
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IDA, International Development
Association
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IDF, Israel Defense Force
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IL–76, Soviet airlifter with four
engines
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ILMAC, Israel-Lebanon Military
Armistice Commission
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IMF, International Monetary
Fund
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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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JC, Jimmy Carter
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Limdis, limited
distribution
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ME, Middle East
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memcon, memorandum of
conversation
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MEPC, Middle East Peace
Conference
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MFA, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
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MIG, Soviet fighter aircraft
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NAC, North Atlantic Council
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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/EGY, Office of Egyptian
Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NEA/IAI, Office of Israel and
Arab-Israel Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/UAR, Office of United Arab
Republic Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department
of State
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Niact, Needs Immediate
Action
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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Nodis, no distribution
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Noforn, No Foreign
Dissemination
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NRP, National Religious Party
(Israel)
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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O/A, on or about
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OAU, Organization of African
Unity
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ODDI, Office of the Deputy Director
of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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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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PA, People’s Assembly (Egypt)
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PDRY, People’s Democratic Republic
of Yemen
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PL, Public Law
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PLO, Palestine Liberation
Organization
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PM, Prime Minister
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PNC, Palestine National
Council
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PRC, Policy Review Committee
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Pres, President
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PriMin, Prime Minister
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PRM, Presidential Review
Memorandum
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reftel, reference telegram
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RG, Record Group
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S, Secret; Secretariat of the
Department of State
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SA–7, Soviet-designed
shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile
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SAG, Saudi Arabian Government
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SAM, surface-to-air missile
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SC, Security Council
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SecDel, Secretary’s
delegation
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SecGen, Secretary General
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Secto, series indicator for
telegrams from the Secretary of State or his delegation to the Department of
State
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septel, separate telegram
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SFM, Sinai Field Mission
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SI, Socialist International
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Sov, Soviet
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S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department
of State
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S/S-O, Deputy Duty Officer, Executive
Secretariat, Department of State
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SSA, Security Supporting
Assistance
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T–54, Soviet-designed battle
tank
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T–55, Soviet-designed battle
tank
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T–62, Soviet-designed battle
tank
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T–72, Soviet-designed battle
tank
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Tosec, series indicator for
telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State or his
delegation
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TOW, Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked
Wire-to-Command Link
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TS, Top Secret
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UAE, United Arab Emirates
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UK, United Kingdom
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UN, United Nations
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UNEF, United Nations Emergency
Force
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNIFIL, United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon
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UNRWA, United Nations Relief and
Works Agency
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UNSC, United Nations Security
Council
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UNSYG, United Nations Secretary
General
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UNTSO, United Nations Truce
Supervisory Organization
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US, United States
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USA, United States of America
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USDel, United States
Delegation
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USNATO, U.S. Mission to
NATO
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USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
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USUN, United States Mission at the
United Nations
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VIP, very important person
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VP, Vice President
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WH, White House
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WJC, World Jewish Congress