AA, anti-aircraft
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AID, Agency for International Development
Amb, Ambassador
APC, armored personnel carrier
BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
ChiCom(s), Chinese Communist(s)
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief, Middle East/South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara
CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief, Strike Command
CT, Country Team
DAO, Defense Attache Office
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
Dept, Department of State
Deptel, Department of State telegram
Deptoff, Department of State officer
DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
DirGen, Director General
DOD, Department of Defense
DOD/ISA, Department of Defense, International Security Affairs
DMZ, DZ, Demilitarized Zone
EDT, Eastern Daylight Time
EmbOff, Embassy officer
EST, Eastern Standard Time
Exdis, Exclusive Distribution (extremely limited distribution)
FAA, Federal Aviation Administration
FMS, foreign military sales
FonMin, Foreign Minister
FonOff, Foreign Office
FY, fiscal year
FYI, For your information
GA, General Assembly (United Nations)
GAA, General Armistice Agreement
GOA, Government of Algeria
GOI, Government of Israel
GOJ, Government of Jordan
GOL, Government of Lebanon
GUAR, Government of the United Arab Republic
HMG, Her Majesty's Government
IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEC, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission
IAF, Israel Air Force
IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization
IDF, Israel Defense Forces
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
IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
JAA, Jordan Arab Army
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
LBJ, initials of President Lyndon B. Johnson
Limdis, Limited Distribution
MAP, Military Assistance Program
ME, Middle East
Memcon, Memorandum of conversation
MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich)
MilAtt, Military Attache
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEA/ARN, Office of Lebanon, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEA/IAI, Office of Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEA/UAR, Office of United Arab Republic Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NESA, Near East and South Asia
Nodis, No Distribution (other than to persons indicated)
Noforn, No Foreign Dissemination
NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NSC, National Security Council
NUMEC, Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation
OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
PCC, Palestine Conciliation Commission (United Nations)
PermRep, Permanent Representative (United Nations)
PFLOP, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
P.L., Public Law
PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization
PM, PriMin, Prime Minister
reftel, reference telegram
Rep(s), Representatives
Res, Resolution (United Nations)
RG, Record Group
SARG, Syrian Arab Republic Government
SC, Security Council (United Nations)
SecDef, Secretary of Defense
Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State
septel, separate telegram
SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
SP AA, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
SSM, surface to surface missiles
SYG, Secretary-General (United Nations)
TDCS, Timely Dissemination of a Clandestine Service Message
TDY, Temporary duty
telcon, telephone conversation
TIAS, Treaties and International Acts Series
Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State
UAR, United Arab Republic
UARG, United Arab Republic Government
UK, United Kingdom
UN, United Nations
UNEF, United Nations Emergency Force
UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
UNRWA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNSC, United Nations Security Council
USAF, United States Air Force
USG, United States Government
USRep(s), United States representatives
USS, United States Ship
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
VN, Vietnam
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