Abbreviations and Terms

• ABM, anti-ballistic missile
• ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AF, Air Force; also Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
• AHEPA, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
• AID, Agency for International Development
• Amb, Ambassador
• AP, Associated Press
• ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
• ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• ASTP, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
• B–1, strategic bomber
• B–52, all-weather, intercontinental, strategic heavy bomber powered by eight turbojet engines
• C, Office of the Counselor of the Department of State; also confidential
• CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System
• CDU, Christliche-Demokratische Union (Christian Democratic Union), West German political party
• CEA, Council of Economic Advisers
• CECLA, Comisión Especial de Coordinación Latino Americano (Special Commission for Latin American Coordination)
• CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CIEC, Conference on International Economic Cooperation
• CL, classified
• CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
• CPI, Consumer Price Index
• CPSU, Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• CSCE, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
• CY, calendar year
• D, Democrat; also Office of the Deputy Secretary of State
• DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution
• DCA, defense cooperation agreement
• DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
• DEFCON, defense readiness condition
• Dept, Department of State
• DG, Director General of the Foreign Service, Department of State
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
• E, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
• EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• EB, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
• EC, European Community
• EEC, European Economic Community
• E.O., Executive Order
• ER, Executive Registry
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/PP, Policy Planning Staff, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EX, executive
• Exdis, exclusive distribution
• EXIM, Export-Import Bank
• FAM, Foreign Affairs Manual
• FARK, Forces Armées Royales Khmeres (Royal Khmer Armed Forces)
• FG, federal government
• FMS, foreign military sales
• FNLA, Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola)
• FRG, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
• FS, Foreign Service
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• GA, United Nations General Assembly
• GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GI, government issue
• GNP, gross national product
• GRC, Government of the Republic of China
• GRF, Gerald R. Ford
• GSP, Generalized System of Preferences
• GVN, Government of Vietnam
• H, Bureau of Congressional Relations, Department of State
• HAK, Henry A. Kissinger
• HR, House Resolution
• I, Independent
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
• IC, Intelligence Community
• ICA, International Communication Agency
• ICBM, inter-continental ballistic missile
• IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
• IEA, International Energy Agency
• IFAD, International Fund for Agricultural Development
• IFI, international financial institution
• IG, Interdepartmental Group; also Inspector General
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IRB, International Resources Bank
• IRS, Internal Revenue Service
• ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy
• K, Kissinger
• KT, kiloton
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• LDC, less developed country
• LSE, Lawrence S. Eagleburger
• MASF, military assistance support funded
• MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction
• MemCon, memorandum of conversation
• MFN, most favored nation
• MiG, Soviet fighter aircraft
• MIRV, Multiple Independently-targeted Reentry Vehicle
• MPLA, Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola)
• MTN, multilateral trade negotiations
• NAC, North Atlantic Council
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NBC, National Broadcasting Company
• NID, National Intelligence Daily
• Nodis, no distribution (other than to persons indicated)
• NSC, National Security Council
• NSDM, National Security Decision Memorandum
• NSSM, National Security Study Memorandum
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OASGA, Organization of American States General Assembly
• OAU, Organization of African Unity
• OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• OMB, Office of Management and Budget
• OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• P, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• PA, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
• PDB, President’s Daily Brief
• PFIAB, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
• PL, Public Law
• PL–480, Food for Peace Program
• PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization
• PM, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
• PNE, peaceful nuclear explosion
• POW, prisoner of war
• PRC, People’s Republic of China
• R, Republican
• Res, resolution
• RG, Record Group
• RL, Radio Liberty
• RNC, Republican National Committee
• ROC, Republic of China
• S, Office of the Secretary of State; also U.S. Senate, secret
• S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• S/PC, Planning and Coordination Staff, Department of State
• S/PRS, Office of Press Relations, Department of State
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• S/S–O, Deputy Duty Officer, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SA, supporting assistance; also security assistance
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
• SAM, surface-to-air missile
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• SELA, Systema Economico Latinoamericano (Latin American Economic System)
• Sen., Senator
• SIOP, single integrated operational plan
• SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party), West German political party
• STR, Office of the Special Trade Representative
• SVN, South Vietnam
• T, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
• TASS, Telegrafnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskovo Soyuza (Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union), Soviet news agency
• Tohak, series indicator for telegrams sent to Kissinger when away from Washington
• TS, top secret
• TTB, technology test bed; also threshold test ban
• TV, television
• UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• UN, United Nations
• UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• UNDOF, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• UNITA, União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola)
• UNSC, United Nations Security Council
• UPI, United Press International
• US, United States
• USA, United States of America; also United States Army
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USC, Under Secretaries Committee
• USLO, United States Liaison Office
• USMC, United States Marine Corps
• USN, United States Navy
• USS, United States Ship
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
• WH, White House
• WIN, Whip Inflation Now
• WSAG, Washington Special Actions Group
• WWII, World War II