Abbreviations

• AA, Afro-Asian
• AB, Air Base
• ABM, anti-ballistic missile
• ACA, Office of Asian Communist Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966, Department of State
• ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
• ACDA/IR, International Relations Bureau, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
• AICBM, air-launched intercontinental ballistic missile
• AID, Agency for International Development
• Amb, Ambassador
• AmConsul, American Consul
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
• APD, high-speed transport
• ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• ASAP, as soon as possible
• CA, circular airgram
• CAF, Chinese Air Force (Republic of China)
• CanDel, Canadian Delegation
• CAS, Controlled American Source
• CAT, Civil Air Transport
• CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• CCA, Chinese Communist Army
• CCK, Chiang Ching-kuo; also Ching Chuan Kang Air Base
• CCN, Chinese Communist Navy
• CCNE, Chinese Communist nuclear explosion
• CCP, Chinese Communist Party
• ChiCom, Chinese Communist(s)
• ChiDel, Chinese Delegation
• ChiNat, Chinese Nationalist(s)
• ChiRep, Chinese representation
• CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Control
• COMINT, Communications intelligence
• COMUSMACV, Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
• COMUSTDC, Commander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command
• ConGen, Consulate General
• CONUS, Continental United States
• CPR, Chinese People’s Republic
• CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
• DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
• DDCI, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
• DDP, Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
• DefMin, Defense Minister
• Del, delegation
• Dept, Department of State
• Deptel, Department of State telegram
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
• EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
• EA/ROC, Republic of China Affairs, Office of East Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
• ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UN)
• ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council (UN)
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• EST, Eastern Standard Time
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/CAN, Country Director for Canada, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
• FAC, Foreign Assets Control
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
• FE, Far East; also Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FonMin, Foreign Minister
• FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
• FSO, Foreign Service officer
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• GA, General Assembly (UN)
• GIMO, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
• GNP, Gross National Product
• GOC, Government of Canada; Government of the Congo
• GOI, Government of India
• GOJ, Government of Japan
• govt, government
• GRC, Government of the Republic of China
• GVN, Government of Vietnam (South)
• HK, Hong Kong
• HKG, Hong Kong Government
• IBMND, Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
• IC, Indochina
• ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
• ICC, International Control Commission
• ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
• ICJ, International Court of Justice
• ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
• ILO, International Labor Organization
• info, information
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• INR/RFE, Office of Research and Analysis for Far East, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• intel, intelligence
• INTELSAT, International Telecommunications Satellite Corporation
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IQ, important question
• IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
• ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• ITU, International Telecommunications Union (UN)
• JCRR, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
• JOC, Joint Operations Center
• KMT, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party, Republic of China)
• KT, kilotons
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• Limdis, Limited Distribution
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MAP, Military Assistance/Aid Program
• MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich)
• MinDef, Minister of Defense
• MisOff, Mission Office
• MLF, Multilateral force
• MND, Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
• MOD, Minister of Defense
• MOFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• MPR, Mongolian People’s Republic
• MRBM, medium-range ballistic missile
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
• NFLSV, National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• Noforn, No foreign dissemination
• NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
• NSC, National Security Council
• NVN, North Vietnam
• NW, Northwest
• OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
• OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• PACAF, Pacific Air Force (U.S.)
• para, paragraph
• PL, Public Law; also Pathet Lao (Communist Party in Laos)
• PLA, People’s Liberation Army (People’s Republic of China)
• POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants
• POLAD, political adviser
• PRC, People’s Republic of China
• Pres, President
• PZPR, Polish United Workers’ Party
• reftel, reference telegram
• Res, Resolution
• RG, Record Group
• RLG, Royal Laotian Government
• ROC, Republic of China
• ROK, Republic of Korea
• R&R, rest and recuperation
• RVN, Republic of Vietnam (South)
• RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Air Force
• S, Office of the Secretary of State
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SAM, surface-to-surface missiles
• SC, Security Council (UN)
• SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
• SCI, Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State
• SEA, Southeast Asia
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• SecDef, Secretary of Defense
• Secy, Secretary of State
• Secy Gen, Secretary-General (UN)
• septel, separate telegram
• SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• Sov(s), Soviet(s)
• S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
• SVN, South Vietnam
• SVNLF, South Vietnam Liberation Front
• SYG, Secretary-General (UN)
• TDC, Taiwan Defense Command
• U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
• UK, United Kingdom
• UN, United Nations
• UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• UNTS, United Nations Treaty Series
• UPI, United Press Internationla
• UPU, Universal Postal Union
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USG, United States Government
• USIB, United States Intelligence Board
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USN, United States Navy
• USRO, United States Mission to European Regional Organizations (in Paris)
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
• VC, Viet Cong
• VN, Vietnam
• VOA, Voice of America
• VP, Vice President
• WDC, World Disarmament Conference
• WHO, World Health Organization (UN)
• WMO, World Meteorological Organization (UN)
• YCL, Young Communist League