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List of Abbreviations

ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
G/B, Gemany/Berlin
GDR, German Democratic Republic
ICC, International Control Commission
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
niact, night action: communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
S/AE, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy
S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
S/S-RO, Reports and Operations Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
TASS, Telegrafnoye Agentsvo Sovetskogo Soiuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)
UN, United Nations
USA, United States of America
USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations

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