Abbreviations and Terms
- A/AID, Office of the Administrator, Agency for International Development
- ABC, American Broadcast Company
- ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- AFB, Air Force base
- AFL, American Federation of Labor
- AFL–CIO, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- AFP, Agence France-Presse
- AG, Andean Group
- AI, Amnesty International
- AID, Agency for International Development
- AIFLD, American Institute for Free Labor Development
- AMB, Ambassador
- AN–26, Cuban/Soviet airplane
- ANACH, National Association of Honduran Campesinos
- ANC, Conservative National Action Party (Nicaragua)
- ANEP, Salvadoran Business Group
- ARA, 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/PPC, Office of Policy Planning, Public and Congressional Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ARA/RPP, Office of Regional Political Programs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- ART, article; artillery
- ASAP, as soon as possible
- ASARCO, mining company
- ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- AWACS, Advanced/Airborne Warning and Control System
- BBC, British Broadcasting Company
- BHN, basic human needs
- BPR, Popular Revolutionary Block (El Salvador)
- B.S., bullshit
- CA, Central America
- CA, covert action
- CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board
- CABEI, Central American Development Bank
- CAC, Central America and the Caribbean
- CACAR, Central America and the Caribbean
- CACM, Central American Common Market
- CADIN, Nicaraguan Chamber of Industries
- CAL, caliber
- CAP, Carlos Andrés Pérez
- CARICOM, Caribbean Community
- CBS–TV, Columbia Broadcasting System Television
- CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation; also Civilian Conservation Corps
- CDB, Caribbean Development Bank
- CDU, Christian Democratic Party
- CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
- CFF, Compensatory Financing Facility
- CGT, Honduran General Confederation of Workers
- CGT–I, Nicaraguan Independent General Labor Confederation
- CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
- CIACAEC, International Commission of Friendly Cooperation and Conciliation
- CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific Command
- CINCSO, Commander in Chief, Southern Command
- CINCSOUTH, Commander in Chief, Southern Command
- CNA, Salvadoran National Analysis Center
- COB, close of business
- CODEL, Congressional Delegation
- COHDEFOR, Honduran State Forestry Corporation
- COHEP, Honduran small business association
- COL, Colonel
- COM, Chief of Mission
- COMECON, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
- COMUSMILGP, Commander of the United States Military Group
- CONADI, Honduran National Investment Corporation
- CONDECA, Central American Defense Council (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
- CONNG, Committee to Oversee Negotiations for a New Government (Nicaragua)
- COPECODECA, Central American Defense Council
- COPEFI, Permanent Council of Armed Forces (El Salvador)
- COPEI, Comité de Organización Politica Electoral Independiente (Committee of Independent Electoral Political Organization), Venezuelan political party
- COS, Chief of Station
- COSEP, Superior Council for Private Enterprise (Nicaragua)
- CR, Costa Rica
- CRM, Revolutionary Coordinator of Masses (El Salvador)
- CUS, Nicaraguan Labor Organization
- CUTS, United Confederation of Salvadoran Workers
- CV, Cyrus Vance
- D, Deputy Secretary of State
- DA, David Aaron
- DAO, Defense Attaché Office
- DATT, Defense Attaché
- DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
- DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
- D-Day, departure day
- DDCI, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
- DDO, Deputy Director of Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
- DDO/LA, Deputy Director of Operations for Latin America, Central Intelligence Agency
- DDT, insecticide
- DGI, Cuban General Directorate of Intelligence
- DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
- DIN, Honduran Investigative Police
- DMZ, demilitarized zone
- DN, Sandinista National Liberation Front National Directorate
- DOD, Department of Defense
- DOD/ISA, International Security Agency, Department of Defense
- DOLS, dollars
- DOS, Department of State
- DR, Dominican Republic
- DRU, Unified Revolutionary Directorate (El Salvador)
- EB/IFD/ODF, Office of Development Finance, International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
- EGP, Guerrilla Army of the Poor (Guatemala)
- EMB, Embassy
- EMP, Estado Major Presidencial (El Salvador)
- EPL, Popular Army of Liberation (El Salvador)
- ERP, Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (Popular Revolutionary Army; El Salvador)
- ESF, Economic Support Fund
- EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/NE, Office of Northern Europe Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EXDIS, exclusive distribution
- EXIM, Export Import Bank of the United States
- FAN, Frente Amplio Nacional (Salvadoran right-wing group)
- FAO, Frente Amplio (Nicaraguan broad opposition front)
- FAO–PC, FAO Political Committee (Nicaragua)
- FAPU, Unified Popular Action Front (El Salvador)
- FAR, Rebel Armed Forces (Guatemala)
- FARN, Armed Forces of National Resistance (El Salvador)
- FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
- FDR, Revolutionary Democratic Front (El Salvador)
- FDR/DRU, Revolutionary Democratic Front and the Unified Revolutionary Directorate (El Salvador)
- FDRL, Revolutionary Democratic Front (El Salvador)
- FM, Foreign Minister
- FMC, Federal Maritime Commission
- FMLN, Farabundo Martí Liberation Movement
- FMS, Foreign Military Sales
- FONMIN, Foreign Minister
- FPL, Farabundo Martí Popular Liberation Forces (El Salvador)
- FPN, Nicaraguan National Patriotic Front
- FPN–MPU, Nicaraguan National Patriotic Front and the United People’s Movement
- FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
- FSLN, Sandinista National Liberation Front (Nicaragua)
- FSLN–GPP, Popular Prolonged War faction of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
- FSLN/PG, Sandinista National Liberation Front Provisional Government
- FSLN–T, Terciario Faction Sandinista National Liberation Front
- FSLN–TP, Proletarian Tendency faction of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
- FSO, Fund for Special Operations, Inter-American Development Bank
- FSN, Foreign Service National
- FUR, United Front of the Revolution (Guatemala)
- FUSEP, Honduran Public Security Force
- FY, fiscal year
- FYI, for your information
- G–2, Military Intelligence Unit
- G–12, Group of Twelve
- Gen., General
- GC, Guardia Civil (Costa Rican security force); also, Office of the General Counsel, Agency for International Development
- GN, Guardia Nacional (Nicaraguan National Guard)
- GNP, gross national product
- GNR, Government of National Reconciliation (Nicaragua)
- GOB, Government of Belize
- GOC, Government of Canada; Government of Cuba
- GOCR, Government Costa Rica
- GOES, Government of El Salvador
- GOG, Government of Guatemala
- GOH, Government of Honduras
- GOM, Government of Mexico
- GON, Government of Nicaragua
- GOP, Government of Peru
- GOV, Government of Venezuela
- GP, Provisional Government (Nicaragua)
- GPP, Popular Prolonged War faction of the FLSN (Nicaragua)
- GRN, Revolutionary Government of Nicaragua
- GSP, Generalized System of Preferences
- GTMO, Guantanamo
- HA, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
- HA/HR, Office of Human Rights, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
- HEG, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala
- HIG, Housing Investment Guarantee
- HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
- HONDUTEL, Honduran telephone company
- HQS, headquarters
- IADB, see IDB
- IAGS, Inter-American Geodetic Survey
- IAHRC, Inter-American Human Rights Commission
- IAP, International Authority of the Plebiscite (Nicaragua)
- IAPA, Inter-American Press Association
- IAPF, Inter-American Peace Force
- IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ICA, International Communications Agency
- ICJ, International Commission of Jurists
- ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
- IDA, International Development Association
- IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
- IDCA, International Development and Cooperation Administration
- IE, Intelligence Estimate
- IFIs, international financial institutions
- IG, Intergovernmental Group
- IIM, Interagency Intelligence Memorandum
- IL–62, Cuban/Soviet airplane
- IMET, International Military Education and Training
- IMETP, International Military Education and Training Program
- IMF, International Monetary Fund
- INCAE, Central American Institute for Business Administration, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
- INDE, Nicaraguan National Development Institute
- 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/INC, Office of Narcotic Control, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/RAR, Office of Research and Analysis for the American Republics, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IRS, Internal Revenue Service
- ISA/IA, International Security Affairs, Inter-American Region, Department of Defense
- ISTA, Salvadoran Agrarian Reform Agency
- JC, Jimmy Carter
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JRG, Revolutionary Governing Junta; Junta of Revolutionary Government of El Salvador (Junta Revolucionaria de Govierno)
- LA, Latin America; Latin American
- LAC/CEN, Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for International Development
- LAC/DR, Office of Development Resources, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for International Development
- L/ARA, Legal Advisor, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
- LAFTA, Latin American Free Trade Area
- LDC, less developed country
- LDX, long distance xerography
- Leg Att, Legal Attaché
- LIMDIS, limited distribution
- LOA, Letter of Agreement
- LP, Popular League of February 28 (El Salvador)
- LP–28, Popular League of February 28 (El Salvador)
- L/PM, Office of the Legal Advisor, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- Lt., Lieutenant
- M, million
- MAP, Military Assistance Program
- MDB, Multilateral Development Bank
- MDF, Multinational Defense Force
- MDN, Nicaraguan Democratic Movement
- MFM, Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of American States
- MIL, military
- MILGP, Military Group
- MINGOV, Minister of Government
- MIR, Movement of the Revolutionary Left (Chile)
- MLC, Constitutionalist Liberal Movement (Nicaragua)
- MM, millimeter
- MNC, multinational corporation
- MNR, Salvadoran Socialist Party
- MOD, Minister of Defense
- MODLOK [MODLOC], miscellaneous operations details, local operations
- MON, Memorandum of Notification
- MPU, United People’s Movement (Nicaragua)
- MRP, Popular Revolutionary Movement (Costa Rica)
- MTT, Army Mobile Training Team
- MUP, Popular Unity Movement (Honduras)
- M–X, missile
- NAM, Non-Aligned Movement
- NBC, National Broadcasting Company
- NCOIC, Non-commissioned Officer in Charge
- NG, Negotiating Group (for Nicaragua) OAS Commission for Friendly Cooperation and Conciliation; International Commission of Friendly Cooperation and Conciliation
- NGR, Negotiating Group (for Nicaragua)
- NIACT, Night Action; Needs Immediate Attention
- NID, National Intelligence Daily
- NIO, National Intelligence Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
- NODIS, No distribution
- NOFORN, Not releasable to foreign nationals
- NP, National Police
- NPA, National Plebiscite Authority
- NSC, National Security Council
- NSC–IG/ARA, National Security Council Interagency Working Group with Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
- OAS, Organization of American States
- OASGA, Organization of American States General Assembly
- ODA, Official Development Assistance
- ODECA, Organization of Central American States
- OFDA, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
- OMB, Office of Management and Budget
- OP, Operations
- OPIC, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- ORDEN, National Democratic Organization (El Salvador)
- ORIT, Nicaraguan Labor Organization
- OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- OSD/ISA, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- OSN, Office of National Security (El Salvador)
- PAA, Pan American Airlines
- P, page; President; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- PCD, Nicaraguan Conservative Democratic Party
- PCES, Communist Party of El Salvador
- PCH, Communist Party of Honduras
- PCN, Nicaraguan Conservative Party
- PCN, Party of National Conciliation (El Salvador)
- PCT, percent
- PDC, Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador, Honduras)
- PDCH, Christian Democratic Party of Honduras
- PEP, Personal Exchange Program
- PERMREP, Permanent Representative
- PG, Provisional Government (Nicaragua)
- PGT, Communist Party of Guatemala
- PIA, Plebiscite International Authority
- PINU, Honduran Innovation and Unity Party
- PJ/FSLN, Provisional Junta of the Sandinista Liberation Front
- PL, Public Law
- PLI, Independent Liberal Party of Nicaragua
- PLN, Liberal Party of Nicaragua
- PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization
- PNG, persona non grata
- PNH, National Party of Honduras
- Polad, political adviser
- PPSC, Social Christian Party (Nicaragua)
- PR, public relations
- PRC, Policy Review Committee
- PRD, Revolutionary Party (Dominican Republic)
- PRI, Institutional Revolutionary Party (Mexico)
- PRM, Presidential Review Memorandum
- PSD, Nicaragua Social Democratic Party
- PSN, Socialist Party of Nicaragua
- PSN, likely Packet Switch Network, an information system in the White House used to identify telegrams
- PSRE, Socialist Revolutionary Party (Ecuador)
- PTP, people-to-people
- PTs, points
- PVP, Popular Vanguard Party (Costa Rica)
- QTE, quote
- RE, regarding
- RI, Karl “Rick” F. Inderfurth
- RG, Record Group
- ROCAP, Central America Regional Aid Mission (AID)
- RP, Robert Pastor
- RPG–2, rocket propelled grenade
- RPT, repeat
- R&R, rest and relaxation
- S, Secretary of State
- SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
- SC, United Nations Security Council
- SCC, Special Coordinating Committee
- SCC(I), Special Coordinating Committee on Intelligence
- SDC, Honduran Superior Defense Council
- SELA, Sistema Económica de Latinoamérica; Latin American Economic System organization
- Septel, separate telegram
- S.I., Socialist International
- SIGINT, signals intelligence
- SOUTHCOM, Southern Command
- S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary of State
- SPECAT, Special Category Message
- S/R, Ambassador at Large, Office of the Secretary of State
- SR–71, Air Force Blackbird
- S/S, Executive Secretary, Office of the Secretary of State
- SSCI, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- S/S–I, Information Management Section, Office of the Secretary of State
- S/S–O, Department Duty Officer, Operations Center, Office of the Secretary of State
- SWAPO, South West Africa People’s Organization
- T, Terciario faction of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Nicaragua)
- TCP, Torrijos, Carazo, and Pérez
- TDY, temporary duty
- TP, Proletarian Tendency faction of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Nicaragua)
- UCS, Union Comunal Salvadorena; Labor Union (El Salvador)
- UDEL, Nicaraguan Union of Democratic Liberation
- UDN, National Democratic Union (El Salvador)
- UGB, White Warriors Union (El Salvador)
- UH–1H, (Huey) transport helicopter
- U.K., United Kingdom
- UN, United Nations
- 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
- UPI, United Press International
- U.S., United States
- U.S.A., United States of America
- USAID, United States Agency for International Development
- USCINCSO, Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command
- USDA, United States Department of Agriculture
- USG, United States Government
- USICA, United States International Communications Agency
- USLO, United States Liaison Officer
- USOAS, U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States
- USSOUTHCOM, United States Southern Command
- USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
- VIP, very important person
- W.O., Washington Office on Latin America
- WPA/CCC, Works Progress Administration
- Wnintel, With Intelligence
- WR, Weekly Reading
- X–M, Exim Bank
- Z, Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)
- ZB, Zbigniew Brzezinski