Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XXXIX, European Security
Abbreviations and Terms
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AAA, anti-aircraft artillery
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AAPD,
Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
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ABM, antiballistic missile
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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AD 70, “Allied Defense Problems in
the Seventies” (a NATO study)
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Adm, Admiral
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AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AP, Associated Press
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ASAP, as soon as possible
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Asst, assistant
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ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State
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ATSD (AE), Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense, Atomic Energy
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backchannel, a method of
communication outside normal bureaucratic procedure; the White House, for
instance, used “backchannel”
messages to bypass the Department of State.
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Benelux, Belgium, the Netherlands,
and Luxembourg
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BFR, balanced force reductions
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C, Office of the Counselor, Department
of State
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CBM, confidence-building
measure
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CDSP,
Current Digest of the Soviet Press
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CDU, Christian Democratic Union
(Federal Republic of Germany)
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CES, Conference on European
Security
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CINC, Commander in Chief
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CINCEUR, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Forces, Europe
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CINCLANT, Commander in Chief,
Atlantic
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CMEA, Council for Mutual Economic
Assistance
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COMECON, Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance
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CPSU, Communist Party of the Soviet
Union
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CSC, Conference on Security and
Cooperation (i.e., CSCE)
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CSCE, Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
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CSU, Christian Social Union of Bavaria
(Federal Republic of Germany)
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CTB, comprehensive test ban
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D, Deputy Secretary, Department of
State
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
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DEFMIN, Defense Minister
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del, delegation
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deloff, delegation official
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Deptel, Department of State
telegram
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DPC, Defense Planning Committee
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DPG, Defense Planning Group
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DPRC, Defense Program Review
Committee XXIII
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E, Bureau of Economic Affairs,
Department of State
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EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State
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EC, European Community
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ECE, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe
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EDIP, European Defense Improvement
Program
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EE, Eastern Europe; Office of Eastern
European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EEC, European Economic
Community
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Emb, Embassy
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Emboff, Embassy official
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Embtel, Embassy telegram
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EPU, European Parliamentary
Union
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ESC, European Security
Conference
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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EUR/CE, Office of Central European
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/EE, Office of Eastern European
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/GER, Office of the Country
Director for Germany, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/IG, European Interdepartmental
Group
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EUR/RPM, Office of the Director for
NATO and Atlantic Political-Military
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/WE, Office of Western European
Affairs, Department of State
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Exdis, exclusive distribution
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBS, forward-based systems
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FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
United Kingdom
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FDP, Free Democratic Party (Federal
Republic of Germany)
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Fedrep, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FM, Foreign Minister
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Fonmin, Foreign Minister
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FONOFFS, Foreign Offices
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FRG, Federal Republic of Germany (West
Germany)
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FY, fiscal year
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FYI, For Your Information
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GDR, German Democratic Republic (East
Germany)
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GNP, Gross National Product
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GOR, Government of Romania
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HAK, Henry A. Kissinger
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HAKTO, White House series indicator
for messages from Kissinger
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H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
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H.E., His Excellency
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HK, Henry Kissinger
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HMG, Her Majesty’s Government (United
Kingdom)
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IG, interagency (interdepartmental)
group
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IG/EUR, Interdepartmental Group for
European Affairs
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic
missile
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ISA, Office of International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JRS,
James R. Schlesinger
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KGB,
Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (State Security
Committee), Soviet Union
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for
European Affairs, Department of State
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LDC, Less Developed Country
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Limdis, limited distribution
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M, Under Secretary for Management,
Department of State
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MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force
Reductions
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MC, memorandum of conversation
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Mech, mechanized
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Med, Mediterranean
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Memcon, memorandum of
conversation
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MFA, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
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MFN, Most Favored Nation
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MIRV, multiple
independently-targetable reentry vehicle
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Misc., miscellaneous
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MOD, Minister of Defense
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MPT, Multilateral Preparatory Talks
(for CSCE)
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MRBM, medium-range ballistic
missile
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NAC, North Atlantic Council
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NCA, national command authority
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
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n.d., no date
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NGA,
NATO guidelines area
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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Nodis, no distribution (to other
than persons indicated)
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NOFORN, no foreign
distribution
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Notal, not to all
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NPC, Nuclear Planning Committee,
NATO
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NPG, Nuclear Planning Group, NATO
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NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty
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NSA, National Security Agency
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
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nucs, nuclear weapons
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NYT,
New York Times
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OBE, overtaken by events
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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OST, Office of Science and Technology,
the White House
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P, Under Secretary for Political
Affairs, Department of State
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para, paragraph
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Permrep, permanent
representative
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PL, Public Law
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PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State; also Prime Minister
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PM/DCA, Office of Disarmament and
Arms Control, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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POLAD, Political Advisor
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Pt., part
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QA, Quadripartite Agreement
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QRR, quadripartite rights and
responsibilities
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REDCOSTE, reduction of costs in
Europe
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rep, representative
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Reforger, return of force to
Germany
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Reftel, reference telegram
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rep, representative
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RG, Review Group or Record Group
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RN,
Richard Nixon
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S, Office of the Secretary of
State
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S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department
of State
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SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander,
Europe
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SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander,
Atlantic
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SecDef, Secretary of Defense
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SecDel, Secretary’s
Delegation
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SECTO, series indicator for
telegrams from the Secretary of State or his delegation to the Department of
State
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Septel, separate telegram
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SG, Secretary General
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SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied
Powers, Europe
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SLCM, submarine-launched cruise
missile
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SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
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SOV, Office of Eastern Soviet Affairs,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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SPC, Senior Political Committee,
NATO
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SPD, German Social Democratic Party of
Germany (West Germany)
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SRG, Senior Review Group
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SYG, Secretary General
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TAC, Tactical Air Command
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tac, tactical
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tac-nuc, tactical nuclear
weapon
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TASS,
Telegrafnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskovo Soyuza
(Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union, Soviet news agency)
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Telcon, telephone
conversation
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TOHAK, series indicator for White
House messages to Kissinger
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Topol, series indicator for
telegrams to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and
European Regional Organizations
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TOSEC, series indicator for
telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State or his
delegation
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U, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs
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UK, United Kingdom
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UN, United Nations
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNSYG, United Nations Secretary
General
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US, United States
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USA, United States of America or
United States Army
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USAF, United States Air Force
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USCINCEUR, United States
Commander in Chief, Europe
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USLOSACLANT, United States
Liaison Office to Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
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USCOSACLANT, United States
Commander, Supreme Allied Commander for the Atlantic
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USDEL, United States
delegation
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USDOCOSOUTH, United States
Documents Officer, Allied Forces, Southeastern Europe
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USG, United States government
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USIA, United States Information
Agency
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USNATO, series indicator for
telegrams from the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the
Department of State
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USNMR, United States National
Military Representative, SHAPE
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USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
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USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
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VIP, very important person
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Vol., volume
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VP, Verification Panel
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VPWG, Verification Panel Working
Group
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WEU, Western European Union
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WG, Working Group
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WH, White House
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WHY,
White House Years
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WP, Warsaw Pact
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Z, Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)