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FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1964-1968, Volume I Vietnam, 1964
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List of Abbreviations AA, anti-aircraft AAA, anti-aircraft artillery ABG, air base group AC&W, aircraft control and warning AFC, Armed Forces Council AFP, Agence France Presse (French Press Agency) AID, Agency for International Development ALO, Air Liaison Officer AP, Associated Press ARVN, Army of the Republic of Vietnam ASAP, as soon as possible ASW, anti-submarine warfare AWOL, absent without leave Bks, barracks BLT, battalion landing team Bn/Dist Adv, Battalion District Advisers BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State BOQ Bachelor Officers Quarters BTL, Battalion CAP, Combat Air Patrol CARE, Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere CAS, controlled American source ChiCom, Chinese Communists CIA, Central Intelligence Agency CIDG, Citizens' Irregular Defense Group CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet CINCRVNAF, Commander in Chief, Republic of Vietnam Air Force CINCUSARPAC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific CINCVAF, Commander in Chief. Vietnamese Armed Forces CIP, counterinsurgency program CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff CVN, Central Vietnam COM7FLT. Commander Seventh Fleet COMUSMACV, Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam CONUS, continental United States CP, command post CP, Communist Party CPR, Chinese People's Republic C/S, Chief of Staff CTV, Confederation Travailleurs du Vietnam (Vietnamese Confederation of Labor) CT, Country Team CVA, attack aircraft carrier CVTC, Confederation of Vietnamese Trade Congresses DCI, Director of Central Intelligence DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission DepPriMin, Deputy Prime Minister Deptel, Department of State telegram DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency DMZ, demilitarized zone DOD, Department of Defense DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam DTG, date-time group EDT, Eastern Daylight Time KG, escort group EmbOff, Embassy officer Embtel, Embassy telegram EST, Eastern Standard Time EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State ExCom, Executive Committee Exdis, Executive distribution only FAC, Forward Air Controllers FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State FE/SEA, Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State FonOff, Foreign Office FSO, Foreign Service officer GCI, Ground Controlled Interception GNZ, Government of New Zealand GOA, Government of Australia GRC, Government of the Republic of China GVN, Government of Vietnam HMG, Her Majesty's Government HNC, High National Council ICC, International Control Commission INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State IO, Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense J-1, Personnel, JCS J-2, Intelligence, JCS J-3, Operations, JCS J-4, Logistics, JCS JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum JGS, Joint General Staff Limdis, limited distribution restriction on telegrams LOC, lines of communication MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group MAC J00, series indicator for telegrams from MACV MACV, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam MAP, Military Assistance Program MAROPS, Maritime Operations MEB, Marine Expeditionary Brigade MEDICO, Medical International Cooperation MEF, Marine Evacuation Force Emergency MiG, Soviet-built fighter aircraft MinDef, Minister of Defense MLF, multilateral force MOH, Ministry of Health MRC, Military Revolutionary Council NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization NCO, non-commissioned officer NFLSVN, National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam NLF, National Liberation Front NM, nautical miles NMCC, National Military Communications Center Nodis, no distribution Noforn, no foreign dissemination NOTAL, telegram code, "not all," indicating that corresponding reference telegram was not sent to all addressees NSA, National Security Agency NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum NSCWG, National Security Council Working Group NVN, North Vietnam OASD/ISA, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs ODMA, Office of the Director for Military Assistance OPLAN, Operations Plan OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense OSS, Office of Strategic Services PA, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State PACAF, Pacific Air Forces (USAF) PACOM, Pacific Command PAVN, People's Army of Vietnam PDJ, Plaine des Jarres PL, Pathet Lao PL, Public Law PM, Prime Minister PNG, persona non grata P/ON, Office of News, Bureau of Public Affairs POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants POLAD, Political Adviser PRC, People's Republic of China PRC, People's Revolutionary Council PriMin, Prime Minister psyops, psychological operations PT, patrol RCI, Office of Current Intelligence Indications, Bureau of Intelligence and Re search, Department of State reftel, reference telegram RFE, Office of Research and Analysis for Far East, Bureau of Intelligence and Re search, Department of State RG, Record Group RKG, Royal Khmer government RLAF, Royal Laotian Air Force RLG, Royal Laotian government RTG, Royal Thai Government RVN, Republic of Vietnam RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces SACSA, Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities, JCS SAM, surface-to-air missile SAR, search and rescue SC, Security Council SDC, Self Defense Corps SEA, Southeast Asia SEATO, Southeast Asian Treaty Organization SecDef, Secretary of Defense septel, separate telegram SKZ, Chinese recoilless rifle SLF, Special Landing Force SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State SPECAT, special category, military telegram S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State S/VN, Secretary of State's Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs SVN, South Vietnam TACS, Tactical Air Control System tel, telegram TG, Thai Government UK, United Kingdom UN, United Nations UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNSC, United Nations Security Council UPI, United Press International USAF, United States Air Force USG, United States Government USIA, United States Information Agency USIS, United States Information Service USOM, United States Operations Mission USNS, United States Naval Ship USS, United States Ship USSF, United States Special Forces VC, Viet Cong VM, Viet Minh VNAF, Vietnamese Air Force VNN, Vietnamese Navy VNQDD, Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dung (National Party of Vietnam) VOA, Voice of America WESTPAC, Western Pacific ZI, Zone of Interior [end of document]
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