Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
E–9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973–1976
Abbreviations and Terms
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ACDA, United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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ACDA/IR/AT, Arms Transfer Division, Bureau for
International Relations, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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AD, Abu
Dhabi
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ADDF, Abu
Dhabi Defense Force
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ADG, Abu
Dhabi Government
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AF, Bureau of
African Affairs, Department of State
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AF/E, Office
of East African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State
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AID, Agency
for International Development
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AID/NESA
(AA/NESA), Bureau for Near East and South Asia,
Agency for International Development
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AID/OPS,
Office of Public Safety, Agency for International Development
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AIM–9,
“Sidewinder” air-to-air missile
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Amb,
Ambassador
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AmEmb, U.S.
Embassy
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AP, Associated
Press
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APC, armored
personnel carrier
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ARAMCO,
Arabian American Oil Company
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ARP, see NEA/ARP
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ASAP, as
soon as possible
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ASD,
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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ASD/ISA,
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs
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Asst,
Assistant
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ASW,
anti-submarine warfare
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AWACS,
Airborne Warning and Control System
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BBC, British
Broadcasting Company
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BDF, Bahrain
Defense Force
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BG, Brigadier
General
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BMP, Soviet
armored personnel carrier (Boyevaya Mashina
Pekhoty)
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BP, British
Petroleum
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BPC, British
Petroleum Company
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BSO, Black
September Organization
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C, Counselor,
Department of State
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CDR,
Commander
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CENTO,
Central Treaty Organization (Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, the United
Kingdom, and the United States)
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Church
Subcommittee, Senate Select Committee to Study
Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
chaired by Frank Church
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CHUSMTM,
Commander of the United States Military Training Mission to Saudi
Arabia, headquartered at Dharan
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CINCEUR,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces, Europe
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CINCPAC,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces, Pacific
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CINCUSNAVEUR, Commander in Chief, U.S. Navy,
Europe
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CJCS,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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CNO, Chief of
Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
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COB, close of
business
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COE, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
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COMIDEASTFOR, Commander, Middle East
Force
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COML,
Commercial/Military Section (U.S. Embassy)
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CONUS,
continental United States
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CPO, Central
Planning Organization (Saudi Arabia)
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CS Army,
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
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CV; CVA, Fleet Aircraft Carrier
(U.S. Navy)
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CY, calendar
year
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D, Office of
the Deputy Secretary of State
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DAEN, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
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DAO, Defense
Affairs Officer
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DASD, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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DATT,
Defense Attaché
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DCI, Director
of Central Intelligence
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DCM, Deputy
Chief of Mission
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DDCI, Deputy
Director of Central Intelligence
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DEA, Drug
Enforcement Agency
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DepSec,
Deputy Secretary
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DepSecDef, Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Dept.,
Department of State
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DG, Diego
Garcia
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DI/OCI,
Director of Intelligence, Office of Current Intelligence, Central
Intelligence Agency
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DIA, Defense
Intelligence Agency
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dissem,
dissemination
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DIVENGR,
Division Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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DOD,
Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs
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DOD/ISA/NESA, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
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DOD/JCS,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense
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DOD/OSD,
Office of the Secretary of Defense
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DOD/OSD/COMP, Comptroller, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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DOD/OSD/GC, General Counsel, Office of the
Secretary of Defense
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DOD/OSD/ISA
(DOD/ISA), Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs
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DSAA,
Defense Security Assistance Agency
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E, Office of
the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
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E/P,
Political-Economic Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy
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EB, Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State
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EB/FSE,
Office of Fuels and Energy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State
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EC, European
Community
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ECON,
Economic Affairs Section (U.S. Embassy)
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Emb,
Embassy
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EUR, 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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Exdis,
exclusive distribution only
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EXIM,
Export/Import Bank of the United States
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FAA, Federal
Aviation Administration
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Fatah,
Yassir Arafat-led faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization;
Palestine Homeland Libearation Movement (Harekat
at-Takrir al-Wataniyyeh al-Falastiniyyeh)
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FBI, Federal
Bureau of Investigation
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FCO, Foreign
and Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
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FEO, Far East
Office
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FLO, Foreign
Liaison Office (Saudi Arabia)
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FMC, Food
Machinery Corporation
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FMS, Foreign
Military Sales Program
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FNMA,
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
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FonMin,
Foreign Minister
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FonOff,
Foreign Office (United Kingdom); Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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FRB, Federal
Reserve Board
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FRG, Federal
Republic of Germany
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FY, fiscal
year
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FYI, for your
information
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GDP, gross
domestic product
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GMT,
Greenwich mean time
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GNP, gross
national product
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GOB,
Government of Bahrain
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GOI,
Government of Israel; Government of Iran; Government of India;
Government of Iraq
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GOJ,
Government of Jordan
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GOK,
Government of Kuwait
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GOO,
Government of Oman
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GOQ,
Government of Qatar
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GSA,
Government of Saudi Arabia
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H, Office of
Congressional Relations, Department of State
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HAK, Henry
Kissinger
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HMG, Her
Majesty’s Government (United Kingdom)
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HRH, His
Royal Highness
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IAEA,
International Atomic Energy Agency
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IBRD,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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IDF, Israeli
Defense Forces
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IEA,
International Energy Agency
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IG (IRG),
Interdepartmental Review 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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INR/DRR/RNA/ME, Office of Research and Analysis
for Near East and South Asia, Middle East Division, Directorate for
Regional Research, 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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IO/UNP,
Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IRN, see NEA/IRN
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ISA, see DOD/OSD/ISA
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JAA,
Jordanian Arab Army
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JCS, see DOD/JCS
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L, Office of
the Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/NEA,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Near Eastern Affairs, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State
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L/PM,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Politico-Military Affairs, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State
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LAW, M72
light anti-tank/anti-armor weapon
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LCU, landing
craft utility
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LDC, lesser
developed country
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Limdis,
limited distribution only
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LOA, Letter
of Offer & Acceptance
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LOS, Law of
the Sea
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LOU, limited
official use
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LTC,
Lieutenant Colonel
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LTG,
Lieutenant General
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MAAG,
Military Assistance Advisory Group
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MAP, Military
Assistance Program
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ME, Middle
East
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MED,
Mediterranean region
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MEF, see MIDEASTFOR
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MemCon,
memorandum of conversation
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MFA, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Foreign Affairs
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MG (MGen),
Major General
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MICV,
mechanized infantry combat vehicle
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MIDEASTFOR, Middle East Force, U.S. Navy, stationed
at Bahrain
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MiG,
Mikoyan-Gurevich (Soviet Aircraft Design
Bureau); Soviet aircraft designation
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MinDef,
Minister of Defense
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MinPet,
Minister for Petroleum
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MinState, Minister of State
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MODA,
Ministry of Defense & Aviation (Saudi Arabia)
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MOU,
Memorandum of Understanding
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MTG,
meeting
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NATO, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NEA, Bureau
of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/ARN,
Office of Lebanon, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, and Iraq Affairs,
Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NEA/ARP,
Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and
South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/EX,
Executive Office, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/IAI,
Office of Arab-Israel Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/INS,
Office of India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka Affairs, Bureau of
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/IRN,
Office of Iran Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/RA,
Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEASA, Near
Eastern Area/South Asia, Department of Defense
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Niact,
night action
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NIC, National
Intelligence Council
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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Nodis, no
distribution
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Noforn, no
foreign distribution
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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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NUF, National
Union Front (PDRY)
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OAPEC,
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
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OASD, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
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OBE,
overtaken by events
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OCI, Office
of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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ODDI, Office
of the Deputy Director of Intelligence, Central Intelligence
Agency
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ODI, Office
of the Director of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
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OECD,
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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OER, Office
of Economic Research, Central Intelligence Agency
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OPEC,
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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OPR, Office
of Political Research, Central Intelligence Agency
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OPS, Office
of Public Safety, Agency for International Development
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ORCON,
dissemination and extraction of information controlled by
originator
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OSD, see DOD/OSD
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P, Under
Secretary of State for Political Affairs
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PARA, Office
of Program Analysis and Resource Allocation
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PDASD,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
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PDRY,
People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen
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PermRep,
Permanent Representative (United Nations)
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PetroMin, Minister of Petroleum
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PFLO,
Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman
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PFLOAG,
Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arab Gulf
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PLO,
Palestine Liberation Organization
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PM, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PM, Prime
Minister
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PM/ISA,
Office of International Security Affairs, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PM/MC,
Office of Munitions Control, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State
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PM/SAS,
Office of Security Assistance and Sales, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State
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POL,
Political Section (U.S. Embassy)
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POL/MIL,
Political, Military Affairs Section (U.S. Embassy)
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PRC, People’s
Republic of China
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RA, see NEA/RA
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RADM, Rear
Admiral
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RAF, Royal
Air Force
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reftel,
reference telegram
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RG, Record
Group
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ROC, Republic
of China
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ROK, Republic
of Korea
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rpt, repeat;
report
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RSAF, Royal
Saudi Air Force
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RSNF, Royal
Saudi Naval Force
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S, Secret;
Office of the Secretary of State
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S/S, Executive
Secretariat, Office of the Secretary of State
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SA, Saudi
Arabia
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SAA, Saudi
Arabia Army
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SAAF, Saudi
Arabia Air Force
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SAG,
Government of Saudi Arabia
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SAM,
surface-to-air missile
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SAMP, Saudi
Arabia Mobility Program
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SANG, Saudi
Arabia National Guard
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SAVAK,
National Bureau of Security and Intelligence (Iran)
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SEC,
Securities and Exchange Commission
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SecDef,
Secretary of Defense
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SecState, Secretary of State
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SECNAV,
Secretary of the Navy
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Secto,
series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State to the
Department of State
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septel,
separate telegram
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SFRC, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
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SitRep,
situation report
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SNEP, Saudi
Naval Expansion Program
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SNIE,
Special National Intelligence Estimate
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SRG, Senior
Review Group
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Stadis,
Department of State distribution only
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SYG,
Secretary General (United Nations)
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T, Office of
the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance
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telcon,
telephone conversation
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ToHAK,
series indicator for telegrams to Secretary of State
Kissinger
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Tosec,
series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the
Secretary of State
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TOW,
tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile
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TS, Top
Secret
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U,
Unclassified
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U.K., United
Kingdom
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U.S., United
States
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UAE, United
Arab Emirates
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UAEG, United
Arab Emirates Government
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UK, United
Kingdom
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UN, United
Nations
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UNFDAC,
United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control
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UNGA, United
Nations General Assembly
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Unqte,
unquote
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UNRWA,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
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USAF, United
States Air Force
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USAID, see
AID
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USC, Under
Secretaries Committee
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USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief,
Europe
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USEUCOM,
United States European Command
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USG, United
States Government
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USIB, United
States Intelligence Board
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USIS, United
States Information Service
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USLOK,
United States Liaison Office, Kuwait
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USMTM,
United States Military Training Mission; see also CHUSMTM
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USN, United
States Navy
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USSR, Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics or Soviet Union
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USUN, United
States Mission to the United Nations
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VCNO,
Vice-Chief, Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
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VPWG,
Verification Panel Working Group
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WH, White
House
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WSAG,
Washington Special Actions Group
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YAR, Yemen
Arab Republic
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YARG, Yemen
Arab Republic Government
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Z, Zulu time
(Greenwich mean time)