Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, Volume XXIII, Mexico, Cuba, and
the Caribbean
Abbreviations and Terms
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A, Bureau of Administration,
Department of State
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AA, Assistant Administrator,
U.S. Agency for International Development
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AA/LA, Assistant
Administrator, Latin America, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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AA/PPC, Office of the
Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AF/I, Office of Inter-African
Affairs, Department of State
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AFFSO, Air Force Financial
Systems Office
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AFL, American Federation of
Labor
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AID, U.S. Agency for
International Development
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ALCOA, Aluminum Company of
America
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AMCONSUL, U.S.
Consul
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AMCIT, American
citizen
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AmEmbassy, American
Embassy
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ARA, Bureau of Inter-American
Affairs, Department of State
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ARA/CAR, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Department of
State
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ARA/CCA, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs,
Department of State
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ARA/CEN, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of Central American Affairs,
Department of State
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ARA/ECP, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of Regional Economic Policy,
Department of State
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ARA/LA, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Bureau for Latin America, Department of
State
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ARA/MEX, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of
State
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ARA/PPC, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Office of Policy Planning, Public and
Congressional Affairs, Department of State
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ASEAN, Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
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AWACS, Airborne Warning and
Control System
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BPD, Barrels per day
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BTN, Bauxite and Northern
Railway
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BTU, British Thermal
Units
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C, Counselor, Secretary of
State
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CAB, Civil Aeronautics
Board
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CARICOM, Caribbean
Community
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CCCJTF, Cuba-Caribbean
Contingency Joint Task Force, Department of Defense
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CDB, Caribbean Development
Bank
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CDU,
Christlich-Demokratische Union (Christian
Democratic Union)
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CEO, Chief Executive
Officer
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEC, Conference on
International Economic Cooperation
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CIEP, Council on
International Economic Policy
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CIMEX, Cuban Import-Export
Corporation
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CINCLANT, Commander in
Chief, Atlantic Command
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CINCSOUTH, Commander in
Chief, Southern Command
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COCOM, Coordinating
Committee of the Paris Consultative Group (CG)
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CODEL, Congressional
Delegation
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COMECON, Council for
Mutual Economic Assistance
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COMNAVINTCOM,
Commander, Naval Intelligence Command
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CONS, Consul
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CV, Cyrus Vance
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D, Democrat; Deputy Secretary
of State
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DAA, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
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DAA/LAC, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Latin American and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for
International Development
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DAS, Deputy Assistant
Secretary
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DASD–ISA, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security
Affairs
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy Chief of
Mission
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DDCI, Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence
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DD/FF, Destroyer/Frigate
hull classification in the U.S. Navy
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DEA, Drug Enforcement
Agency
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DepSecDef, Deputy
Secretary of Defense
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DIRNSA, Director, National
Security Agency
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DNC, Democratic National
Committee
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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DOD/DSAA, Defense
Security Assistance Agency, Department of Defense
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DPQ, Defense Planning
Questionnaire
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DR, Dominican Republic
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E, Undersecretary for Economic
Affairs, Department of State
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EA, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, Department of State
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EA/J, Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs, Office of Japanese Affairs, Department of
State
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EB, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/IFD, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, International Finance and Development,
Department of State
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EB/IFD/ODF, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, International Finance and
Development, Office of Developmental Finance, Department of
State
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EB/OFD, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Office of Food Policy and Programs, Department
of State
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EC–9, an informal caucus,
usually convened to discuss matters arising at the European
Community
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ECAFE, Economic Commission
for Asia and the Far East
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EEC, European Economic
Community
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EPMG, Ethiopian Provisional
Military Government
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EUR, Bureau of European
Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/NE, Bureau of European
Affairs, Office of Northern European Affairs, Department of
State
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EUR/SOV, Bureau of
European Affairs, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Department of
State
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EUR/WE, Bureau of European
Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of
State
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EX–IM, Export-Import
Bank
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EXSEC, Executive
Secretary
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FFP, Office of Food for
Peace, U.S. Agency for International Development
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBIS, Foreign Broadcast
Information Service
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FMS, Foreign Military
Sales
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FSO, Fund For Special
Operations; Foreign Service Officer
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FY, Fiscal Year
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FYI, For Your
Information
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G–7, Group of Seven
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GATT, General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade
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GCOB, Government of the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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GDF, Guyana Defence
Force
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GOB, Government of
Barbados
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GOC, Government of
Cuba
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GOD, Government of
Dominica
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GODR, Government of the
Dominican Republic
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GOG, Government of
Guyana
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GOH, Government of
Haiti
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GOJ, Government of
Jamaica
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GOM, Government of
Mexico
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GOTT, Government of Trinidad
and Tobago
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Granma, Official newspaper
of the Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC),
Communist Party of Cuba
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GSP, Generalized System of
Preference
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H, Bureau of Congressional
Relations, Department of State
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HA, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
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HMG, Her Majesty’s
Government
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IAHRC, Inter-American Human
Rights Commission
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
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ICA, International
Communication Agency
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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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IFI, International Financial
Institutions
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IG, Inter-Agency Group
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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/DDC, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Deputy Director of Coordination,
Department of State
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INR/RAR, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Office of Research and Analysis for
American Republics, Department of State
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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ISA, Office of International
Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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JCF, Jamaica Constabulary
Force
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JCE,
Junta Central Electoral, elections board in
the Dominican Republic
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JDF, Jamaica Defence
Force
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JLP, Jamaica Labour Party;
Jose Lopez Portillo; Jose Luis Padron
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L, Legal Adviser, Department of
State
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L/ARA, Assistant Legal
Adviser, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
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L/PM, Assistant Legal
Adviser, Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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LA, Latin America; Bureau for
Latin America, U.S. Agency for International Development
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LA/CAR, Bureau for Latin
America, Office of Caribbean Affairs, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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LA/DP, Office of Development
Programs, Bureau for Latin America, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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LA/DR, Office of Development
Programs, Bureau for Latin America, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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LAC/DP, Development
Planning and Programs Office, Latin America and the Caribbean
Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development
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LAC/DR, Office of
Development Resources, Latin America and the Caribbean Bureau, U.S.
Agency for International Development
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LDC, Least Developed
Countries
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LHA, Landing Helicopter
Assault ship
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LOS, Law of the Sea
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LSD, dock landing ship
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LULAC, League of United
Latin American Citizens
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MAAG, Military Assistance
Advisory Group
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MILGRP, Military
Group
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MINREX,
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba,
Cuban Foreign Ministry
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MPLA,
Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola
(Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola)
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MTN, Multilateral Trade
Negotiations
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NAM, non-aligned
movement
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NBC, National Broadcasting
Company
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NCO, Non-Commissioned Officer
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern
and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NFAC, National Foreign
Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency
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niact, night action,
communication indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any
hour of the day or night
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NIO, National Intelligence
Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
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Nocontract, no
contractor distribution
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Noforn, no foreign
dissemination
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NPT, Non-Proliferation
Treaty
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NSA, National Security
Advisor; National Security Agency
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NSC, National Security
Council
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NSC/S, Secretariat, National
Security Council
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OAS, Organization of American
States
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OASD, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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OAU, Organization of African
Unity
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OCI, Office of Current
Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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OCR, Office of Civil Rights,
Department of State
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OECD, Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development
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OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
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OES, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
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OJCS, Office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff
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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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Orcon, dissemination and
extraction of information controlled by originator (dissemination
control abbreviation)
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P, Undersecretary of State for
Political Affairs
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Para, Paragraph
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PCC,
Partido Comunista de Cuba, Communist Party of
Cuba
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PDB, President’s Daily
Brief
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PEMEX,
Petrόleos Mexicanos, S.A., Mexican Petroleum,
Inc.
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PL, Public Law
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P.L. 480, Public Law 480
(Food for Peace Program)
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PM, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PM/SAS, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Office of Security Assistance and Sales,
Department of State
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POL/ECON/COMM,
Political Section, Economic Section, Commercial Section
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POL, Political
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POLAD, Political
Advisor
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PNC, People’s National
Congress, Guyana
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PNP, Peoples’ National Party,
Jamaica and Suriname
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PPG, Planning and Programming
Guidance
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PPP, People’s Progressive
Party, Guyana
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PRC, People’s Republic of
China
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PRD,
Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (Dominican
Revolutionary Party)
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PRG, People’s Revolutionary
Government, Grenada
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PT, People’s Temple
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R, Republican
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Reftel, Reference
Telegram
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RG, Revolutionary Government,
Grenada; Record Group
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S, Office of the
Secretary
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S/NM, Special Assistant to
the Secretary of State for Narcotics Matters
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S/P, Policy Planning Council,
Department of State
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S/S, Executive Secretariat,
Department of State
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S/S–O, Operations Center,
Executive Secretariat, Department of State
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S/S–S, Committee Secretariat
Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
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SALT II, Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks; the second round of bilateral discussions on
armaments control between the Soviet Union and the United
States
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SC, Security Council (United
Nations); Security Command, Department of Defense
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SCS, Screening and Costing
Staff
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SecDef, Secretary of
Defense
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SELA,
Sistema Economica Latinoamericano y el Caribe
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Septel, separate
telegram
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SER, Bureau for Program and
Management Services, U.S. Agency for International
Development
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SER/H, Bureau for Program
and Management Services, Office of Housing, U.S. Agency for
International Development
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SER/INC, Bureau for
Program and Management Services, Office of International Narcotics
Control, U.S. Agency for International Development
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SLP, Saint Lucia Labour
Party
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SNIE, Special National
Intelligence Estimate
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SPD,
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
(Social Democratic Party of West Germany)
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Specat, special
category
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SRG, Senior Review
Group
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STADIS, State Distribution
Only
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STR, Special Trade
Representative
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U, Undersecretary
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UN, United Nations
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UNCTAD, United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNSC, United Nations
Security Council
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USA, United States of
America
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USAF, United States Air
Force
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USAID, see AID
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USCINCSO, U.S. Commander
in Chief, Southern Command
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USG, United States
Government
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USIA, United States
Information Agency
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USIS, United States
Information Service
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USN, United States
Navy
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USOAS, Permanent Mission of
the United States of America to the Organization of American
States
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USSOUTHCOM, U.S.
Southern Command
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USSR, Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
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USUN, United States Mission
to the United Nations
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VIP, Very Important
Person
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VHP,
Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij
(Progressive Reform Party of Suriname)
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VOA, Voice of America
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VP, Vice President
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WH, White House; Western
Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency
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WHCA, White House
Communications Agency
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Wnintel, Warning
Notice—Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved
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WPJ, Workers Party of
Jamaica
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