Office of the Historian

List of Abbreviations

  • AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
  • AID, Agency for International Development
  • B, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
  • BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • B/P, balance of payments
  • CAP, Common Agricultural Policy
  • CARE, Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere
  • CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation
  • CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
  • CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • CNU, Committee of National Salvation
  • CRO, Commonwealth Relations Office
  • CSSR, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
  • CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
  • DAG, Development Assistance Group
  • DefSec, Secretary of Defense
  • Deptel, Department of State telegram
  • Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
  • DLF, Development Loan Fund
  • DOD, Department of Defense
  • DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • EDA, Union of the Democratic Left
  • EEC, European Economic Community
  • EFTA, European Free Trade Area
  • EK, Center Union Party
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • ERE, National Radical Union
  • EUR/EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • ExImBank, Export-Import Bank
  • FedRep, Federal Republic of Germany
  • FN, International Finance Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Depratment of State
  • FonMin, Foreign Minister
  • FonOff, Foreign Office
  • FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
  • FYI, for your information
  • G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
  • GA, General Assembly
  • GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • GNA, Grand National Assembly; Greek National Army
  • GNP, gross national product
  • GOA, Government of Austria
  • GOB, Government of Bulgaria
  • GOC, Government of Cyprus; Government of Czechoslovakia
  • GOF, Government of Finland
  • GOG, Government of Greece
  • GOH, Government of Hungary
  • GOP, Government of Poland
  • GOR, Government of Romania
  • GOT, Government of Turkey
  • GOY, Government of Yugoslavia
  • G/PM, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
  • GTI, Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
  • ICA, International Cooperation Administration
  • IMF, International Monetary Fund
  • INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JUSMMAT, Joint United States Military Mission for Aid to Turkey
  • L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
  • LS, Office of Language Services, Bureau of Operations, Department of State
  • M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • MAP, Military Assistance Program
  • MC, memorandum of conversation
  • MFN, most favored nation
  • MLF, multilateral force
  • MOD, Ministry of Defense
  • MRBM, medium-range ballistic missile
  • MSP, Mutual Security Program
  • NAC, North Atlantic Council
  • NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
  • Niact, night action, communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
  • Noforn, no foreign dissemination
  • NSC, National Security Council
  • OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation
  • OSD, Rep, Permanent Representative
  • PM, Prime Minister
  • POLAD, political adviser
  • Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • PriMin, Prime Minister
  • R&D, research and development
  • RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • S, Office of the Secretary of State
  • SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
  • SC, Security Council
  • SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
  • Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his delegation to the Department of State
  • SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
  • SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
  • S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
  • SYG, Secretary-General
  • TA, technical assistance
  • TGS, Turkish General Staff
  • Topol, series indicator for telegrams to the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State or his delegation from the Department of State
  • U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
  • UK, United Kingdom
  • UKG, United Kingdom Government
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • USA, United States Army
  • USG, United States Government
  • USIA, United States Information Agency
  • USIS, United States Information Service
  • USN, United States Navy
  • USOM, United States Operations Memorandum
  • USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
  • VOA, Voice of America
  • VP, Vice President
  • WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State