ABM, anti-ballistic missiles
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
AFB, Air Force Base
AID, Agency for International Development
ANF, Atlantic Nuclear Force
ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States (security treaty)
ASP, American System of Preferences
ASW, anti-submarine warfare
BAOR, British Army on the Rhine
BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
BOE, Bank of England
B/P, balance of payments
BUSEC, series indicator for telegrams to the U.S. Mission to the European Regional Organizations
CA, Department of State circular airgram
CAP, Common Agricultural Policy (of the European Economic Community)
CAS, Controlled American Source
CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
CDT, Central Daylight Time
CEA, French atomic energy agency
CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
ChiCom(s), Chinese Communist(s)
ChiRep, Chinese representation question
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Armed Forces, Atlantic
CINCUSAFE, Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Force, Europe
COB, close of business
COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
CONUS, Continental United States
CSAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force
DC, Christian Democratic Party (Italy)
Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
Dept, Department of State
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DM, Deutsche Mark
DMZ, Demilitarized Zone
DOD, Department of Defense
EC, European Community
ECBUS, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Mission to the European Regional Organizations
EEC, European Economic Community (Common Market)
EFTA, European Free Trade Association
ELDO, European Launcher Development Organization
Emb, Embassy
Embtel, Embassy telegram
ENI, Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italian labor union)
EST, Eastern Standard Time
EUCOM, European Command (U.S. Army)
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/CAN, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Committee
Exdis, Exclusive Distribution (extremely limited distribution)
EXIM, Export-Import Bank
ExtAff, External Affairs
FAA, Federal Aviation Administration; Foreign Assistance Act
FCN, Friendship, Commerce and Navigation (treaties)
FE, Far East
FO, Foreign Office
FonMin, Foreign Minister
FonOff, Foreign Office
FonSec, Foreign Secretary
FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
FY, fiscal year
FYI, for your information
G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
GA, General Assembly (United Nations)
GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GMT, Greenwich Meridian Time (Zebra)
GNP, Gross National Product
GOC, Government of Canada
GOD, Government of Denmark
GOF, Government of France
GOI, Government of Italy
GOP, Government of Portugal
GOS, Government of Spain
G/PM, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
GVN, Government of Vietnam
HMG, Her Majesty's Government
IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
ICBM, inter-continental ballistic missile
ICC, International Control Commission
ICJ, International Court of Justice
IMF, International Monetary Fund
IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IOC, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JUSMG, Joint U.S. Military Group
KR, Kennedy Round (GATT)
L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
LA, Latin America
LBJ, initials of President Lyndon B. Johnson
LDC, Less Developed Countries
Limdis, Limited Distribution
Loran, Long-Range Navigational Aid
MAP, Military Assistance Program
MinDef, Minister of Defense
MLF, Multilateral Force
MOD, Minister of Defense
NAC, North Atlantic Council (NATO)
NAFTA, North Atlantic Free Trade Area
NAMSO, NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATUS, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
NLF, National Liberation Front (Vietnam)
Noforn, No Foreign Dissemination
NORAD, North American Air Defense Command (Canada-U.S.)
NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
NSC, National Security Council
NVN, North Vietnam
OAS, Organization of American States
OAU, Organization of African Unity
OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
ORTF, Office de la Radiodiffusion-T?l?vision Fran?aise
PCF, Parti Communist Fran?ais (French Communist Party)
PCI, Partito Communista Italiano (Italian Communist Party)
PermRep, Permanent Representative (United Nations)
P.L., Public Law
PLI, Liberal Party of Italy
PM, Prime Minister
POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants
PriMin, Prime Minister
PSDI, Democratic Socialist Party (Italy)
PSI, Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party)
PSIUP, Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (Italy)
R&D, research and development
RDF, Radio Diffusion Francaise
reftel, reference telegram
RG, Record Group
RPM, Office of NATO and Atlantic Political and Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
S, Office of the Secretary of State
SAC, Strategic Air Command
SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO)
SACLANT, Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic
S/AH, Office of the Ambassador at Large, Department of State
SAM, surface-to-air missiles
SC, Security Council (United Nations)
SDR, Special Drawing Rights (IMF)
SEA, Southeast Asia
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SecDef, Secretary of Defense
septel, separate telegram
SETAF, U.S. Army South European Task Force
SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
SIFAR, Italian Armed Forces Intelligence Service
SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
SOFA, Status of Forces Agreement
S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
SPD, Sozialistische Partei Deutschlands (Socialist Party of Germany)
STR, Office of the Special Trade Representative
SVN, South Vietnam
SYG, Secretary-General (United Nations)
U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
UAM, African and Malagasy Union
UAR, United Arab Republic
UK, United Kingdom
UN, United Nations
UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
UPI, United Press International
USAFE, United States Air Force, Europe
USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
USEC, United States Mission to the Economic Community
USG, United States Government
USIA, United States Information Agency
USIS, United States Information Service
USNAVEUR, United States Naval Forces, Europe
USRO, United States Mission to the European Regional Organizations (in Paris)
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
VC, Viet Cong
Vipto, series indicator for telegrams from the Vice President
WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
WEU, Western European Union
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