Abbreviations and Terms
- addees, addressees
- ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone
- AFSOUTH, Allied Forces Southern Europe
- AKEL, Anorthotikon Komma Ergazo Laou (Report Party of the Working People) (Cyprus)
- Amb, Ambassador
- AmEmbassy, American Embassy
- ASD, Assistant Secretary of Defense
- BOP, balance of payments
- C, Confidential; Office of the Counselor, Department of State
- CA/VO, Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
- CEMA, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
- CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
- Cherokee, a special telegraphic channel established for highly sensitive Department of State messages
- CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
- CINCSOUTH, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe
- CINCUSAFE, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe
- CINCUSNAVEUR, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe
- CMC, Clark M. Clifford
- CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
- COMAIRSOUTH, Commander, Allied Forces Southern Europe
- COMEDEAST, Commander, Eastern Mediterranean Area
- COMSIXATAF, Commander, Sixth Allied Tactical Air Force
- Col, Colonel
- CSCE, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- D, Office of the Deputy Secretary of State
- DAC, Development Assistance Committee (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
- DAS, Deputy Assistant Secretary
- DCA, Defense Cooperation Agreement
- DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
- DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
- DDI, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
- DECA, Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement
- DepASD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
- DepSec, Deputy Secretary
- DepSecDef, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- DeptOff, Department of State Officer
- DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
- DirGen, Director General
- DIRNSA, Director, National Security Agency
- dissem, dissemination
- DOD, Department of Defense
- DPC, Defense Planning Committee (NATO)
- E, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- EC, European Community
- EDEK, Cypriot Social Democratic Party
- EDT, Eastern Daylight Time
- EEC, European Economic Community
- EmbOff, Embassy Officer
- enosis, Cypriot union with Greece
- EOKA–B, Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) (Greek Cypriots)
- ESF, economic support funds
- EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/RPM, Office of NATO and Atlantic Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- EUR/SE, Office of Southern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
- Exdis, exclusive distribution
- Ex-Im, Export-Import Bank
- FAA, Foreign Assistance Act
- FAM, Foreign Affairs Manual
- FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
- FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
- FIR, Flight Information Region
- FM, Foreign Minister
- FMS, foreign military sales
- FonMin, Foreign Minister
- FRC, Federal Records Center
- FRG, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
- FY, fiscal year
- FYI, for your information
- GA, General Assembly (United Nations)
- GNP, gross national product
- GOC, Government of Cyprus
- GOG, Government of Greece
- GOT, Government of Turkey
- H, Bureau of Congressional Relations, Department of State
- H/C, hand-carried
- HIRC, House International Relations Committee
- HSB, Harold S. Brown
- IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization
- ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
- ICJ, International Court of Justice
- ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
- IEA, International Energy Agency
- IMET, International Military Education and Training
- IMF, International Monetary Fund
- INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/DRR/RSE/FP, Soviet Foreign Political Division, Office of Research and Analysis for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- INR/IL, Office of Intelligence Liaison, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- IOC, International Olympic Committee
- IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
- ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- J, Jimmy (Carter’s initial)
- JAMMAT, Joint American Military Mission for Aid to Turkey
- JC, Jimmy Carter
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JLO, Joint Liaison Office
- JP, Justice Party (Turkey)
- JUSMMAT, Joint United States Military Mission for Aid to Turkey
- L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
- L/PM, Office of the Legal Adviser for Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- Limdis, limited distribution
- LOS, Law of the Sea
- LRTNF, long-range theater nuclear forces
- M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Management
- MAP, Military Assistance Program
- MBB, Muskie-Brown-Brzezinski (Meeting Group)
- MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
- MC, Military Committee (NATO)
- memcon, memorandum of conversation
- MFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- miladdees, military addressees
- MisOff, Mission officer
- MOD, Minister of Defense
- MOFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- MOU, Memorandum of Understanding
- MP, Member of Parliament
- MSA, Mutual Security Agreement
- NAC, North Atlantic Council
- NAMSA, NATO Military Supply Agency
- NAP, Turkish National Action Party
- NARA, National Archives and Records Administration
- NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Niact, night action
- NIC, National Intelligence Council
- NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
- NIO, National Intelligence Officer
- NMR, National Military Representative
- Nodis, no distribution
- Notal, not to all
- NOTAM, Notice to Airmen
- NSA, National Security Agency
- NSC, National Security Council
- NSP, Turkish National Salvation Party
- NTM, national technical means
- NYT, The New York Times
- O&M, operation and maintenance
- OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OEG, Open-Ended Group (NATO)
- OMB, Office of Management and Budget
- OPR/LS, Language Services Division, Office of Operations, Bureau of Administration, Department of State
- OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- OSR, Office of Strategic Research, Central Intelligence Agency
- P, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- para, paragraph
- PASOK, Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Greece)
- PermRep, Permanent Representative
- P.L., Public Law
- PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization
- PM, Prime Minister; Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PM/ISO, Office of International Security Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- POL, political
- POL/MIL, political/military
- PRC, Policy Review Committee
- PriMin, Prime Minister
- PRM, Presidential Review Memorandum
- reftel, reference telegram
- Rep, Representative
- RG, record group
- RPP, Republican People’s Party (Turkey)
- rpt, repeat
- S, Secret; Office of the Secretary of State
- SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
- SBA, Sovereign Base Area
- SC, Security Council (United Nations)
- SecDef, Secretary of Defense
- SecGen, Secretary General
- Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while traveling
- Secy, Secretary
- septel, separate telegram
- SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
- Specat, special category
- SRSG, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General
- S/S, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Department of State
- SSA, security supporting assistance
- S/S–I, Information Management Section, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- S/S–O, Operations Center, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
- SSOD, United Nations Special Session on Disarmament
- Stadis, distribution within the Department of State only
- SYG, Secretary General of the United Nations
- T, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance; after August 22, 1977, Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology
- telcon, telephone conversation
- TFSC, Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey)
- TGS, Turkish General Staff
- TMA, terminal maneuvering area
- Tosec, series indictor for telegram to the Secretary of State while traveling
- U, Unclassified
- UDI, Unilateral Declaration of Independence
- U.K., United Kingdom
- UKG, United Kingdom Government
- UN, United Nations
- UNFICYP, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
- UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
- UNSC, United Nations Security Council
- UNSSOD, United Nations Special Session on Disarmament
- UNSYG, United Nations Secretary-General
- U.S., United States
- USAFE, United States Air Forces Europe
- USCINCEUR, United States Commander-in-Chief, European Command
- USDel, United States Delegation
- USDELMC, United States Delegation to the NATO Military Committee
- USDOCOLANDSoutheast, United States Document Officer, Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe
- USDOCOSouth, United States Document Officer, Allied Forces South Europe
- USEUCOM, United States European Command
- USG, United States Government
- USICA, United States International Communication Agency
- USMission, United States Mission
- USNATO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- USNMR SHAPE, United States National Military Representative, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
- USYG, Under Secretary General (United Nations)
- VOA, Voice of America
- VP, Vice President
- WMC, Warren M. Christopher
- WSJ, The Wall Street Journal
- XMB, Export-Import Bank
- Z, Zulu time (Greenwich Mean Time)