List of Abbreviations

• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AFS, Office of Middle and Southern African Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, Department of State, through July 1958; thereafter in the Bureau of African Affairs
• ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• BOB, Bureau of the Budget
• CA, circular airgram
• CEA, Council of Economic Advisers
• CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture
• CFEP, Council on Foreign Economic Policy
• CFP, Compagnie Francaise des Petroles
• CG, Consultative Group, based in Paris, consisting of nations working to control the export of strategic goods to Communist countries
• ChiCom, Chinese Communists
• CHINCOM, China Committee of the Paris Consultative Group (CG)
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CICT, Commission of International Commodity Trade of the United Nations
• CMA, Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group (CG)
• CP, Contracting Party (Parties); Cabinet Paper
• Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
• DLF, Development Loan Fund
• DM, D mark, Deutschemark
• DOD, Department of Defense
• Dulte, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles
• E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• ECAFE, United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
• ECOSOC, United Nations Economic and Social Council; series indicator for telegrams from the United States delegation at meetings of the Economic and Social Council to the Department of State
• EDAC, Economic Defense Advisory Committee
• EEC, European Economic Community
• EFTA, European Free Trade Association
• ENI, Ente Nazional Idrocarburi
• E.O., Executive Order
• ETAP, Expanded Technical Assistance Program
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EURATOM, European Atomic Agency Community
• EXIM, Exim Bank, Eximbank, Export-Import Bank
• FAA, Federal Aviation Administration
• FAC, Foreign Assests Control
• FBC, Foreign Business Corporation
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FCDA, Federal Civil Defense Administration
• FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FN, International Finance Division, Office of International Financial and Development Affairs, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• FRB, Federal Reserve Board
• FSD, Fuels Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs
• FY, fiscal year
• GAO, General Accounting Office
• GARIOA, Government and Relief in Occupied Areas
• GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GNP, gross national product
• GOJ, Government of Japan
• GTI, Office of Greek, Turkish, and Iranian Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State, through July 1958; thereafter in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
• GSA, Government Services Administration
• H, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations
• HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
• H.R., House of Representatives Resolution
• H. Rept, House of Representatives Report
• IAC, Intelligence Advisory Committee
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• ICAC, International Cotton Advisory Committee
• ICCICA, Interim Coordinating Committee for International Commodity Agreements
• IDA, International Development Association
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missiles
• ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• LA, Latin American
• LDCs, less developed countries
• L/E, Assistant Legal Adviser for Economic Affairs, Department of State
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MC, memorandum of conversation
• MRBM, medium-range ballistic missiles
• MSP, Mutual Security Program
• NAC, National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems; North Atlantic Council
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• niact, night action
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NOA, New Obligational Authority
• NSC, National Security Council
• OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
• OCDM, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
• ODM, Office of Defense Mobilization
• OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation
• OFD, Office of International Financial and Development Affairs, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• OISP, Overseas Internal Security Program
• OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• OR, Office of International Resources, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• OT, Office of International Trade, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• OTC, Organization for Trade Cooperation
• P.L., Public Law
• POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants
• Polto, series indicator for telegram from the Office of the U.S. Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council
• QRs, quantitative restrictions
• RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• RAF, Royal Air Force
• REA, Rural Electrification Administration
• RG, Record Group
• SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• Secun, series indicator for telegrams from the Under Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences to the Department of State
• Socec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the United States delegation to meetings of the Economic and Social Council
• SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• S. Rept., Senate Report
• S. Res., Senate Resolution
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SUNFED, Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
• TA, Trade Agreements Division, Office of International Trade, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State; trade agreements
• TAC, Interdepartmental Committee on Trade Agreements
• Tanto, series indicator for telegrams from the United States delegation to the GATT tariff negotiations conference in Geneva to the Department of State
• tel, telegram
• Totan, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the United States delegation to the GATT tariff negotiations conference in Geneva
• TPC, Trade Policy Committee
• U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
• UAR, United Arab Republic
• UK, United Kingdom
• UN, United Nations
• UNTA, United Nations Technical Assistance Program
• US, United States
• USA, United States Army
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USDel, United States delegation
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIB, United States Intelligence Board
• USN, United States Navy
• USOM, United States Operations Mission
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
• VA, Veterans Administration
• W, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs through June 30, 1958; thereafter Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
• WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• W/MSC, Special Assistant for Mutual Security Coordination, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
• WHO, United Nations World Health Organization