Abbreviations and Terms

• ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• ARA/LA/PAN, Office of Panamanian Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs/Bureau for Latin America, Department of State/Agency for International DevelopmentM
• ARA/PAF, Office of Public Affairs, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• ARA/PAN, Office of Panamanian Affairs, Department of State
• ARA/PLC, Office of Planning and Coordination, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• ARA/USOAS, Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• CASP, Country Analysis and Strategy Paper
• Controlled Dissem, Controlled Dissemination
• CZ, Canal Zone
• CZG, Canal Zone Group
• D, Democrat; or Deputy Secretary of State
• DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission, Department of State
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DOD/ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• DOD/JAG, Judge Advocate General, Department of Defense
• DOD/JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense
• DUSA, Deputy Undersecretary of the Army
• ER, Executive Registry
• Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
• GN, Guardia Naciónal, Panama
• HAK, Heinz “Henry” Alfred Kissinger
• H.R., House resolution
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• INR/DRR/RAA, Office of Research and Analysis for Africa and American Republics, Directorate for Regional Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
• ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• L/ARA, Assistant Legal Adviser, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MILGP, Military Group
• No Dissem Abroad, No dissemination abroad
• Nodis, No distribution
• Noforn, no foreign dissemination
• NSC, National Security Council
• NSDM, National Security Decision Memorandum
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
• ODUSA, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of the Army
• OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• PANCANAL, Panama Canal
• PCC, Panama Canal Company
• PCG, Panama Canal Group
• PCNWG, Panama Canal Negotiations Working Group
• R, Republican
• RG, Record Group
• S, Office of the Secretary
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• S/AL, Office of Ambassador at Large Ellsworth Bunker
• SC, Security Council (United Nations); Security Command, Department of Defense
• SECSTATE, Secretary of State
• Secto, Telegram from the Secretary
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• SOFA, Status of Forces Agreement
• SOUTHCOM, Southern Command
• SR, Senate Resolution
• Stadis, State Distribution Only
• UNEF, United Nations Emergency Force
• USA, United States Army
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USCINCSO, U.S. Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command
• USDEL, United States Delegation
• USMC, United States Marine Corps
• USN, United States Navy
• USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations