Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969–1972
Abbreviations and Terms
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ABM, anti-ballistic missile
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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ACE, Allied Command, Europe
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ACW, aircraft control and
warning
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AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AFE, Armed Forces Europe
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AFSOUTH, Allied Forces Southern
Europe
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AID/AFR/NA, Office of North
African Affairs, Agency for International Development
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AIRSOUTH, Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe
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ANF, Atlantic Nuclear Force
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AR, Albanian Resolution
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AREUR, Army Europe
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ARMA, Army Attaché
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ASW, anti-submarine warfare
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backchannel, a method of
communication outside normal bureaucratic procedure; the Nixon 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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BOAC, British Overseas Airways
Corporation
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BOB, Bureau of the Budget
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BOP, balance of payments
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CAB, Civil Aviation Board
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CAP, Common Agricultural
Policy
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CCC, Commodity Credit
Corporation
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CCMS, Committee on the Challenges of
Modern Society
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CDU,
Christliche Demokratische Union (Christian Democratic
Union), West German political party
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CEA, Council of Economic
Advisers
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CEC, Conference on European
Cooperation
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CES, Conference on European
Security
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Chicom, Chinese Communist
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Chirec, Chinese recognition
(involves bilateral relations between the PRC or ROC and a third
country)
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Chirep, Chinese representation
(United Nations)
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEP, Council on International
Economic Policy
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CINCSOUTH, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Forces, Southern Europe
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CINCUSNAVEUR, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Navy, Europe
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CINCUSAFE, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Air Force, Europe
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CINCUSAREUR, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Army, Europe
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circtel, circular telegram
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COCOM, Coordinating Committee on
Export Controls
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COM, Department of Commerce
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COMECON, Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance
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COMNAVSOUTH, Commander,
Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe (NATO)
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COMSIXTHFLT, Commander, Sixth
Fleet
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CONUS, continental United
States
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CPR, Chinese People’s Republic
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CSCE, Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
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CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Department of State
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DAO, Defense Attaché Office
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DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
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DDR,
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic
Republic)
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DefMin, Defense Minister
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Deptel, Department telegram
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DISC, Domestic International Sales
Corporation
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DND, Department of National Defence
(Canada)
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA/EUR, Office of European
Affairs, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense
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DPC, Defense Planning Committee
(NATO)
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DPQ, Defense Planning
Questionnaire
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DPRC, Defense Program Review
Committee
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DPSA, Defense Production Sharing
Arrangement
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E, Bureau of Economic Affairs,
Department of State
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E/OA/AN, Aviation Negotiations
Division, Office of Aviation, 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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EEC, European Economic
Community
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EFTA, European Free Trade
Area
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ENDC, Eighteen-Nation Disarmament
Committee
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ENI,
Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (National Hydrocarbons
Agency), Italian energy corporation
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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/AIS, Office of Austria, Italy,
and Switzerland Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of
State
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EUR/BMI, Office of United Kingdom,
Ireland, and Malta Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of
State
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EUR/CAN, Office of Canadian
Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/FBX, Office of France and
Benelux Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
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EUR/RPM, Office of Atlantic
Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of
State
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EURATOM, European Atomic Energy
Commission
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Exdis, exclusive distribution
only
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FAA, Federal Aviation
Authority
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FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
United Kingdom
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FDIP, Foreign Direct Investment
Program
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FDP,
Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party),
West German political party
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FM, Foreign Minister
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FonMin, Foreign Minister
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FonOff, Foreign Office
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FTA, free trade area
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GCI, ground control intercept
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GDR, German Democratic
Republic
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GNP, Gross National Product
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GOC, Government of Canada
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GOF, Government of France
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GOI, Government of Italy; Government
of Ireland
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GOM, Government of Malta
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GOP, Government of Portugal
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GOS, Government of Spain
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GRC, Government of the Republic of
China
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HEW, Department of Health, Education
and Welfare
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HMG, Her Majesty’s Government
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IBERLANT, Iberia-Atlantic
Area
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ICBM, intercontinental ballistic
missile
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ICC, International Control
Commission
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IG, Interdepartmental Group
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IMF, International Monetary
Fund
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IQ, Important Question
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IRA, Irish Republican Army
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IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic
missile
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IRI,
Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (Industrial
Reconstruction Institute), Italian state holding company
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ISA, Office of International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
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J, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs
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JCAE, Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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LARG, Libyan Arab Republic
Government
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LDC, less developed country
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Limdis, limited
distribution
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LTBT, Limited Test Ban Treaty
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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MARAIRMED, Maritime Air Forces
Mediterranean
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MATS, Military Air Transport
Service
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MBFR, mutual and balanced force
reductions
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MDAP, Mutual Defense Assistance
Program
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ME, Middle East; Maine
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MFN, most favored nation
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MIRV, multiple
independently-targeted reentry vehicle
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MLP, Maltese Labour Party
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MOD, Minister of Defense
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MOFA, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
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MP, Member of Parliament
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MPD, missile planning defense
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MRBM, medium-range ballistic
missile
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MSI,
Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement),
Italian political party
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MSTS, Military (Seaborne)
Transportation Service
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NAC, North Atlantic Council
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NAFTA, North Atlantic Free Trade
Area
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NAVEUR, Navy, Europe
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NDAC, Nuclear Defense Affairs
Committee (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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NI, Northern Ireland
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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NLF, National Liberation Front
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Nodis, no distribution
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Noforn, no foreign
distribution
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NPG, Nuclear Planning Group (North
Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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NPT, Non-Proliferation Treaty
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NSAM, National Security Action
Memorandum
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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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NVA, North Vietnamese Army
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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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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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OST, Office of Science and
Technology
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PAF, Portuguese Air Force
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PCI,
Partito Comunista Italiano (Italian Communist Party),
Italian political party
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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
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PM/ISO, Office of International
Security Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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POL, petroleum, oil,
lubricants
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PRC, People’s Republic of
China
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PriMin, Prime Minister
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PSDI,
Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano (Italian
Democratic Socialist Party), Italian political party
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PSU,
Partito Socialista Unitario (United Socialist Party),
Italian political party
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R&D, research and
development
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REDCOSTE, reduction of costs in
Europe
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reftel, reference telegram
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RG, Review Group; Record Group
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RN, Royal Navy
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ROC, Republic of China
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RV, reentry vehicle
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S, Office of the Secretary of
State
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S/S, Executive Secretariat, Office of
the Secretary of State
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S/S–O, Operations Center, Executive
Secretariat, Office of the Secretary of State
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SAC, Strategic Air Command; Supreme
Allied Command
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SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander,
Europe
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SATCOM, satellite
communications
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SCCC, San Clemente Communications
Center
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SCI, Bureau of International
Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State
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SDR, Special Drawing Rights
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SecDef, Secretary of
Defense
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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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SETAF, Southern European Task
Force
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SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied
Powers, Europe
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SIOP, single integrated operation
plan
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SIOS,
Sevizio Informazioni (Italian Army
Intelligence)
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SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
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SOFA, Status of Forces
Agreement
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SPD,
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German
Social Democratic Party), West German political party
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SRG, Senior Review Group
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STR, Office of the Special
Representative for Trade Negotiations
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SYG, Secretary General
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TACSATCOM, tactical satellite
communications (North Atlantic Treaty Organization communications satellite
project)
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TAP,
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, Portuguese national
airline
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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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UAR, United Arab Republic
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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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USASETAF, United States Army
Southern European Task Force
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USC, Under Secretaries
Committee
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USCINCEUR, Commander in Chief,
Europe
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USCINCLANT, Commander in
Chief, Atlantic
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USDOCOSOUTH, Documents
Officer, Allied Forces, Southeastern Europe
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USEUCOM, European Command
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USLOSACLANT, Supreme Allied
Commander, Atlantic
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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 SHAPE, United States National
Military Representative, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
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USUN, United States Mission to the
United Nations
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VC, Viet Cong
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VP, Verification Panel
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WEU, Western European Union
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WG, Working Group
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WSAG, Washington Special Actions
Group