List of Abbreviations
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
Af, Afghanistan
AFI, Office of Inter-African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
AID, Agency for International Development
Amb, Ambassador
ASW, anti-submarine warfare
B/FAC, Office of the Deputy Coordinator for Foreign Assistance, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
Chicom, Chinese Communist(s)
CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, Europe
CONUS, Continental United States
CPI, Communist Party of India
CRO, Commonwealth Relations Office
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
DefMin, Defense Minister
del, delegation
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DLF, Development Loan Fund
DOD, Department of Defense
Embtel, Embassy telegram
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FE/EA, Office of East Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FinMin, Finance Minister
FonSec, Foreign Secretary
FRC, Federal Records Center
FY, fiscal year
FYI, for your information
GER, Office of German Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
GNP, Gross National Product
GOA, Government of Afghanistan
GOI, Government of India
GOP, Government of Pakistan
govt, government
G/PM, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs
GTI, Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
HICOM, High Commissioner
IAF, Indian Air Force
IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
ICA, International Cooperation Administration
Icato, series indicator for telegrams from the International Cooperation Administration to its offices in the field
ICC, International Control Commission
IDA, International Development Association
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
IO, Indian Ocean; also, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
ISA/NESA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Near East and South Asia Region
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAP, Military Assistance Program
MEA, Minister of External Affairs
memcon, memorandum of conversation
MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich
mil, military
Min, Ministry
MNA, Member of the National Assembly (Pakistan)
MP, Member of Parliament
MSP, Mutual Security Program
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEA/NR, Office of Near Eastern, South Asian Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEA/SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NEFA, Northeast Frontier Agency
Niact, night action, immediate reply
NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
NR, Office of Near Eastern, South Asian Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NSA, National Security Agency
NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
NSC, National Security Council
OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
OCJCS, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pak, Pakistan
P.L., Public Law
pol, political
PriMin, Prime Minister
R & D, research and development
RAF, Royal Air Force
Reps, representatives
RG, Record Group
RGA, Royal Government of Afghanistan
RPM, Office of Atlantic Political and Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
SC, Security Council
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SecDef, Secretary of Defense
Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his party to the Department of State
SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
Sov, Soviet(s); also Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
Tosec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State or his party
UAR, United Arab Republic
UK, United Kingdom
UN, United Nations
UNCIP, United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
UNICEF, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
U/PR, Office of the Chief of Protocol, Department of State
urtel, your telegram
USAF, United States Air Force
USG, United States Government
USIA, United States Information Agency
USIB, United States Intelligence Board
USIS, United States Information Service
USMSMI, United States Military Supply Mission to India
USOM, United States Operations Mission
USRO, United States Mission to European Regional Organizations
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
VOA, Voice of America
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