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Abbreviations and Terms AA, anti-aircraft AAA, anti-aircraft artillery ADA, Americans for Democratic Action AFC, Armed Forces Council AFSC, American Friends Service Committee AID, Agency for International Development AIF, Automated Intelligence File A-1H, Skyraider, single-engine attack aircraft AKA, attack cargo ship ammo, ammunition AP, Associated Press Arc Light, code name for U.S. B-52 bombing strikes in Southeast Asia ARVN, Army of the Republic of Vietnam ASAP, as soon as possible Barrel Roll, U.S. air operations over northern Laos BDA, bomb damage assessment Bks, barracks bldgs, buildings BLT, battalion landing team Blue Springs, code name for U.S. photoreconnaissance drone operations over North Vietnam Blue Tree, code name for U.S. photoreconnaissance operations over North Vietnam Bn, battalion BOQ, Bachelor Officers' Quarters BTL, battalion C, Confidential CAP, series indicator for outgoing White House telegrams CAS, controlled American source CBU, cluster bomb unit CG FMFPAC, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific CIA, Central Intelligence Agency ChiCom, Chinese Communist CIDG, Civilian Irregular Defense Group Chieu Hoi, Government of South Vietnam's repatriation program for the Viet Cong CINC; C-in-C, Commander in Chief CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief, United States Air Force, Pacific CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet CINCRVNAF, Commander in Chief, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces CINCUSARPAC, Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific CIP, Commercial Import Program CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff CM, Chairman's memorandum COMUSKOREA, Commander, United States Forces, Korea COMUSMACV, Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam conf, conference CPFL, Contingency Planning Facilities List CPR, Chinese People's Republic CTZ, corps tactical zone CVT, Confederation of Vietnamese Trade DCI, Director of Central Intelligence DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission DDP, Deputy Director of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency DEF, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of Defense Dept, Department Deptel, Department of State telegram DeSoto, code name for U.S. Navy destroyer patrols in the Gulf of Tonkin DF, direction finding DGNP, Director-General, National Police DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency dissem, dissemination div, division DJSM, Director of the Joint Staff memorandum DMZ, Demilitarized Zone DOD, Department of Defense DRV, Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam DSC, Distinguished Service Cross DTG, date-time-group Emb, Embassy Embtel, Embassy telegram ELINT, electronic intelligence EST, Eastern Standard Time ETA, estimated time of arrival EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/GER, Office of German Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State Exdis, exclusive distribution FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State Flaming Dart, code name for retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam in February 1965 FNL, Front National de Liberation (National Liberation Front) ForMin, Foreign Minister FYI, for your information G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs GOB, Government of Burma govt, government GVN, Government of (South) Vietnam H-H, Hanoi and Haiphong HK, Hong Kong HMG, Her Majesty's Government HNC, High National Council Hop Tac, Government of Vietnam program for pacification of Saigon and surrounding provinces HQ, headquarters ICC, International Control Commission ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross IL-28, Soviet-made light bomber based in North Vietnam INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State IR, infrared ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum JGS, Joint General Staff, Vietnamese Armed Forces KIA, killed in action KY-9, secure telephone line L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson Limdis, limited distribution LOC, line of communication log, logistic LOR, distribution indicator for closely held exchange of telegrams between the President and Ambassador Taylor LSD, dock landing ship LSM, landing craft, mechanized Lucky Dragon, code name for high altitude U.S. reconnaissance operations over Southeast Asia MAB, Marine Amphibious Battalion; Mobile Air Brigade MACV, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam MAF, Marine Amphibious Force MAROPS, Maritime Operations MATS, Military Air Transport Service MCC, Military-Civilian Council MEB, Marine Expeditionary Brigade MFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs MiG, Soviet-built fighter aircraft MLF, Multilateral Force MM, millimeter MP, Military Police; Member of Parliament MTU 79.3.5, U.S. Marine unit at Danang as of January 1, 1965 Natl Cap, national capacity NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization NBC, National Broadcasting Corporation NIE, National Intelligence Estimate NLC, National Leadership Council NLF, National Liberation Front NM, nautical mile NMCC, National Military Command Center Nodis, no distribution Noforn, no foreign dissemination NOTAL, indication that a reference telegram was not sent to all addressees NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum NSC, National Security Council NVN, North Vietnam OCI, Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency OPLAN, operation plan OPLAN 34A, operation plan for covert operations against North Vietnam OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense PACOM, Pacific Command PAO, Public Affairs Officer para, paragraph PAVN, People's Army of North Vietnam Pinta, code name for U.S. peace negotiations during the 37-day bombing pause PIO, Public Information Officer PL, Pathet Lao; Public Law POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants POLAD, Political Adviser PolAffs, Political Affairs PNG, persona non grata Pres, President PriMin, Prime Minister PsyWar, psychological warfare PT, patrol PW, prisoners of war RCT, Regimental Combat Team recce, reconnaissance ref, reference reftel, reference telegram Rep, Representative ret, retired RG, Record Group RKG, Royal Khmer Government RLAF, Royal Laotian Air Force RLG, Royal Laotian Government ROK, Republic of Korea Rolling Thunder, code name for long-running program of U.S. air operations in North Vietnam RR, railroad RRU, Radio Research Unit RT, Rolling Thunder Rupert, code name for Mai Van Bo RVN, Republic of Vietnam RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces S, Office of the Secretary of State SA-2, Soviet-made surface-to-air missile SAC, Strategic Air Command S/AL, Office of the Ambassador at Large SAM, surface-to-air missile SAR, search and rescue SC, United Nations Security Council SE, Southeast SEA, Southeast Asia SEACOORD, Southeast Asia Coordinating Committee SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SecGen, Secretary-General of the United Nations Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington septel, separate telegram SLF, Special Landing Force SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate SOG, Studies and Observation Group Sov, Soviet sqdns, squadrons S/P, Policy Planning Council or Staff, Department of State S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State Steel Tiger, code name for air strikes against the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos SVN, South Vietnam SYG, United Nations Secretary-General TASS, tactical air support squadron; Telegraphnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskovo Soyuza (Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union) Thich, Venerable (title for Buddhist monk) TOT, Time Over Target U, Unclassified; Office of the Under Secretary of State UAR, United Arab Republic UBA, Unified Buddhist Association UK, United Kingdom UN, United Nations UNMIS, United States Mission to the United Nations UNSC, United Nations Security Council UNSYG, United Nations Secretary-General UPI, United Press International USAF, United States Air Force USASCV, U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam USG, United States Government USIA, United States Information Agency USIB, United States Intelligence Board USIS, United States Information Service USN, United States Navy USOM, United States Operations Mission USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations VC, Viet Cong VM, Viet Minh VN, Vietnam VNAF, South Vietnamese Air Force Westy, General William C. Westmoreland WH, White House WNRC, Washington National Records Center XYZ, code name for unofficial U.S. contacts with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam through Mai Van Bo Z, Zulu Time (Greenwich Mean Time) [end of document]
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