Office of the Historian

List of Abbreviations

  • ABC, atomic, biological, and chemical
  • ADN, Allgemeiner Detacher Nachrichtendienst (General German News Service)
  • AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
  • AFL–CIO, American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • AFN, Armed Forces Network; Office of North African Affairs, Department of State
  • AFP, Agency France Press (French News Agency)
  • ALO, Allied Liaison Office
  • Amb, Ambassador
  • AmConGen, American Consul General
  • ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
  • AP, Associated Press
  • APO, Army Post Office
  • A/S, anti-submarine
  • ATO, Allied Traffic Office
  • BASC, Berlin Air Safety Center
  • BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
  • BENELUX, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
  • BER, series indicator for position papers prepared by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Berlin
  • BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Department of State
  • BRIXMIS, British Military Liaison Mission
  • CA, circular airgram
  • C, Counselor of the Department of State
  • Cahto, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
  • CC, Central Committee
  • CDU, Christlich-Demokratische Union, (Christian Democratic Union)
  • CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
  • CF, Conference File
  • CG, circular airgram; Commanding General
  • ChiComs, Chinese Communists
  • CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
  • CinC, Commander in Chief
  • CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, Europe
  • CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
  • CINCUSAREUR, Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe
  • COB, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Command, Berlin
  • COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group
  • CONUS, continental United States
  • CPD, series indicator for telegrams from Camp David
  • CP(SU), Communist Party (of the Soviet Union)
  • CSC, Coal and Steel Community
  • CSU, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
  • C–VR, Council–Verbatim Record
  • DA, Department of the Army
  • DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic)
  • Deldi, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation to the Ten-Nation Disarmament Conference
  • Deptel, Department telegram
  • DGB, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Trade Union)
  • Didel, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation to the Ten-Nation Disarmament Conference
  • Dir Gen, Director General
  • DM(E), Deutsche Mark (East)
  • Dulte, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
  • E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
  • EAC, Advisory Commission
  • EC, series indicator for telegrams from the Commander in Chief, Europe
  • ECA, Economic Cooperation Administration
  • ECM, electronic countermeasures
  • ECOSOC, United Nations Economic and Social Council
  • EDC, European Defense Community
  • EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State
  • EEC, European Economic Community
  • EFTA, European Free Trade Area
  • EGR, East German Republic
  • Embdes, Embassy despatch
  • EmbOff, Embassy officer
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Commission
  • FAA, Federal Aviation Administration
  • FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Fed Rep, Federal Republic
  • FIG, France, Italy, and Germany
  • FM, Foreign Minister
  • FMLM, French Military Liaison Mission
  • FMW Ref, Foreign Ministers Meeting Washington, reference
  • FonMin, Foreign Minister
  • FonOff, Foreign Office
  • FonSec, Foreign Secretary
  • ForMin, Foreign Minister
  • FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
  • FTA, free trade area
  • FY, fiscal year
  • FYI, for your information
  • GA, General Assembly
  • GARIOA, Government and Relief in Occupied Areas
  • GDR, German Democratic Republic
  • GER, Office of German Affairs, Department of State
  • GER/GPA, Officer in Charge of German Political Affairs, Office of German Affairs, Department of State
  • GFR, German Federal Republic
  • GFY, German fiscal year
  • GNP, gross national product
  • GOF, Government of France
  • GPA, Officer in Charge of German Political Affairs, Department of State
  • GSFG, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
  • HGP D, Heads of Government Meeting Paris, document
  • HMG, Her (His) Majesty’s Government
  • HQ, headquarters
  • IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
  • IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • ICA, International Cooperation Administration
  • ICJ, International Court of Justice
  • IDO, International Disarmament Organization
  • IRBM, Intermediate range ballistic missile
  • IS, International Staff
  • ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • IZT, interzonal trade agreement
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JSSC, Joint Strategic Survey Committee
  • K, Khrushchev
  • L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
  • LS, Division of Language Services, Department of State
  • M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
  • MAP, Military Assistance Program
  • MC, Military Committee
  • MinPres, Minister President
  • MLM, Military Liaison Mission
  • MOD, Minister of Defense
  • MP, military police; Member of Parliament
  • MSP, Mutual Security Program
  • MVW US Del MC, Macmillan Visit to Washington, U.S. Delegation, memorandum of conversation
  • mytel, my telegram
  • NAC, National Advisory Council; North Atlantic Council
  • NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NBC, National Broadcasting Company
  • NCO, noncommissioned officer
  • NEACC, Near East Arms Control Committee
  • Niact, Night Action; communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
  • NMM Ref, NATO Ministerial Meeting, reference paper
  • Noforn, no foreign dissemination
  • Notal, not to nor needed by all addressees
  • NSC, National Security Council
  • NYT, New York Times
  • OAS, Organization of American States
  • OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
  • OCI, Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
  • OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation
  • OMV, Osterreichische Mineralverwaltung (Austrian Mineral Administration)
  • OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • ourtel, our telegram
  • P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
  • PermRep, Permanent Representative
  • PL, Public Law
  • PM, Prime Minister
  • POLAD, Political Adviser
  • Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • QBAL, Quadripartite Berlin Airlift
  • RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Department of State
  • reftel, reference telegram
  • rep, representative
  • RIAS, Rundfunk in Amerikanische Sector (Radio in the American Sector)
  • RM/DOC, Réunion de Ministères des Affaires Etrangères/Document (Conference of Foreign Ministers/Document)
  • S, Office of the Secretary of State
  • S Bahn, Strassenbahn (streetcar)
  • SAC, Strategic Air Command
  • SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
  • S/AE, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy Affairs
  • S/P, Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning
  • S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
  • S/S–RO, Reports and Operations Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
  • SC, United Nations Security Council
  • SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
  • SecDel/MC, Secretary’s Delegation/memorandum of conversation
  • SecState, Secretary of State
  • Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
  • Secy, Secretary
  • SED, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany)
  • SERB, Soviet External Relations Branch
  • SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Europe
  • SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
  • SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
  • SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Department of State
  • SovEmb, Soviet Embassy
  • SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German Social Democratic Party)
  • STRAC, Strategic Army Corps
  • SUNFED, Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
  • SVE/MC, Secretary’s Visit to Europe memorandum of conversation
  • SX, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Army, Europe
  • SYG, Secretary-General
  • TAC, Tactical Air Corps
  • TASS, Telegrafnoe Agentsvo Sovitskogo Soiuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)
  • tel, telegram
  • Tocah, series indicator for telegrams to Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
  • Topol, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State when he is away from Washington
  • Tousi, series indicator for telegrams to USIA missions
  • ttd, temporary travel document
  • U, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • U/CEA, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Communist Economic Affairs
  • UKDel, United Kingdom Delegation
  • UN, United Nations
  • UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • unn, unnumbered
  • UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State
  • UNRWA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency
  • UPI, United Press International
  • USA, United States Army
  • USAF(E), United States Air Force (Europe)
  • USAREUR, United States Army, Europe
  • USBER, United States Mission at Berlin
  • USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
  • USCOB, United States Command, Berlin
  • USDel(M/C), United States Delegation (memorandum of conversation)
  • USEP, United States Escapee Program
  • USG, United States Government
  • USIA, United States Information Agency
  • USIB, United States Information Board
  • USMLM, United States Military Liaison Mission
  • USRO, Office of the United States Mission to European Regional Organizations
  • USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
  • US/VR(S), United States/Verbatim Record (Summary)
  • VOA, Voice of America
  • Vopo, Volkspolizei (Peoples’ Police)
  • VP, Vice President
  • WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of State
  • WEU, Western European Union
  • WG, working group
  • W/MSC, Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Mutual Affairs Security Coordinator
  • WWG, Washington Working Group