List of Abbreviations

• AD, Accion Democratica, Venezuelan political party
• AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
• AFP, Alliance for Progress
• AID, Agency for International Development
• ALCAN, Aluminium Company of Canada
• A.P., Accion Popular, Peruvian political party
• APRA, Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana, Peruvian political party
• ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• ARA/BR, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of Brazilian Affairs
• ARA/CCA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs
• ARA/CMA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs
• ARA/EST, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of East Coast Affairs
• ARA/OAP, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of Central American and Panamanian Affairs
• ARA/REA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of Inter-American Regional Economic Affairs
• ARA/RPA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs
• ARA/WST, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Office of West Coast Affairs
• ARs, American Republics
• ARS, aerial reconnaissance and security
• B/FAC, Deputy Coordinator for Foreign Assistance, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
• BG, British Guiana
• BWI$, British West Indies dollar
• CA, Central America
• CAS, Controlled American source
• CI, counter insurgency
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CIAP, Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress
• CINCARIB, Commander in Chief, Caribbean
• CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
• CINCSO, Commander in Chief, Southern Command
• Cirtel, Circular telegram
• COAS, Council of the Organization of American States
• COMAP, Commerce Committee for the Alliance for Progress
• COMIBOL, Corporacion Minera de Bolivia
• Contel, Consulate telegram
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
• Deptel, Department of State telegram
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DOD/ISA, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs
• DR, Dominican Republic
• ECLA, United Nations Council on Latin America
• Embdes, Embassy despatch
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• EUR/WE, Bureau of European Affairs, Office of Western European Affairs
• Eximbank, Export Import Bank of the United States
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FM, Foreign Minister
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• GAWU, Guiana Agricultural Workers Union
• GOA, Government of Argentina
• GOB, Government of Bolivia; Government of Brazil
• GOC, Government of Chile; Government of Colombia
• GODR, Government of the Dominican Republic
• GOH, Government of Haiti
• GOP, Government of Panama; Government of Peru
• GUS, Government of the United States
• HMG, His/Her Majesty’s Government
• IA, Inter-American
• IADB, Inter-American Development Bank
• IA-ECOSOC, Inter-American Economic and Social Council
• IAPC, Inter-American Peace Committee
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
• IFC, International Finance Corporation
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• INR/DDC, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Deputy Director for Coordination
• INR/RAR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Research and Analysis for American Republics
• IPC, International Petroleum Company
• ITT, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
• LA, Latin America
• LAFTA, Latin American Free Trade Association
• LAPC, Latin American Policy Committee
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MATS, Military Air Transport Service
• MFM, meeting of Foreign Ministers
• MPCA, Man Power Citizens Association, British Guiana
• MPD, Movimiento Popular Dominicano, Dominican political party
• niact, night action, communications indicator requiring action by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NSC, National Security Council
• NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
• NSP, National Security Paper
• OARS, ocean area reconnaissance satellite
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• ODECA, Organizacion de Estados Centro-Americanos
• OIC, Office of International Conferences, Bureau of International Organization Affairs
• P.L.-480, Public Law 480, Food for Peace
• PNC, People’s National Congress, British Guiana political party
• POLAD, Political Adviser
• PPP, People’s Progressive Party, British Guiana political party
• PR, proportional representation
• PRD, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, Dominican political party
• PRSC, Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano, Dominican political party
• PWO, People’s Women Organization, suborganization of the People’s Progressive Party
• PYO, People’s Youth Organization, suborganization of the People’s Progressive Party
• SCCS, Special Consultative Committee on Security
• SIM, Trujillo’s secret police
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SUDENE, Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Brazil)
• TTM, Ton Tons Macoutes (Haiti)
• TWI, The West Indies
• UF, United Front, British Guiana political party
• UCN, Union Civica Nacional, Dominican political party
• UCRP, Union Civica Radical del Pueblo, Argentine political party
• UN, United Nations
• UNCLA, United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America
• UNCRI, Union Civica Radical Intransigenta, Argentine political party
• UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• USAID, United States Agency for International Development
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USMC, United States Marine Corps
• USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
• UWI, University of the West Indies
• WAT, Washington Assessment Team
• WIROM, telegram indicator for Department of State administrative telegrams
• YPF, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (national petroleum company of Argentina)