Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume I,
Foundations of Foreign Policy
Abbreviations and Terms
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A, Bureau of Administration, Department
of State
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A/S, assistant secretary
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ABC, American Broadcasting
Company
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ABM, anti-ballistic missile
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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ADB, Asian Development Bank
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AFL–CIO, American Federation of
Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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AIPAC, American Israel Public
Affairs Committee
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ALCOA, Aluminum Company of
America
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ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand,
United States (treaty organization)
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AP, Associated Press
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ARA or ARA/LA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of
State/Bureau for Latin America, Agency for International Development
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ARMCO, American Rolling Mill
Company
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ASA, African Studies
Association
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ASAT, anti-satellite
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ASEAN, Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
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ASNE, American Society of Newspaper
Editors
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B–1, American long-range bomber
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B–52, American long-range
bomber
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Backfire, Soviet long-range
bomber
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C, Jimmy Carter
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CA, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State
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CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board
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CACM, Central American Common
Market
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CAP, Common Agricultural
Policy
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CAT, conventional arms
transfer
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CB, Citizens’ Band radio
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CBC, Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation
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CBS, Columbia Broadcasting
System
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CBU, cluster bomb unit
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CD, Christine Dodson
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CDU, Christlich-Demokratische Union
(Christian Democratic Union)
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CENTO, Central Eastern Treaty
Organization c.f., comparison
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CFC, Common Fund for
Commodities
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CFR, Council on Foreign
Relations
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEC, Conference on International
Economic Cooperation
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COCOM, Coordinating Committee for
Multilateral Export Controls
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CSCE, Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
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CSU,
Christlich-Soziale Union (Christian Social
Union)
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CTB, Comprehensive Test Ban
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CW, conventional weapons; chemical
weapons
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Cyber-76, mainframe class
supercomputer produced by Control Data Corporation
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D, Office of the Deputy Secretary of
State; Democrat
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D/CT, Office for Combating Terrorism,
Office of the Deputy Secretary of State
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DA, David Aaron
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DCA, Defense Cooperation
Agreement
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DCC, Development Coordination
Committee
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DFL, Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
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DOD, Department of Defense
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EB, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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EC, European Community
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EC–9 or Nine, reference to the nine member states of the EC:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
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ECOSOC, United Nations Economic
and Social Council
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ERW, enhanced radiation
weapons
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ES, UN emergency session
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ESF, Economic Support Fund
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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F–14, USN twin-engine, two seat
fighter aircraft
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F–15, USAF twin-engine, tactical
fighter
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F–16, USAF multirole fighter
aircraft
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F–18, USN/USMC twin-engine, multirole
fighter aircraft
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FAC, Food Aid Convention
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FAO, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization
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FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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FEMA, Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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FLIR, forward-looking
infrared
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FMS, foreign military sales
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FNLA, National Front for the
Liberation of Angola
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FPA, Foreign Policy
Association
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FSO, foreign service officer
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FY, fiscal year
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G–7, Group of 7 (Canada, France,
Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United
States)
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G–77, Group of 77 (group of
developing countries established at the conclusion of UNCTAD in 1964)
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GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade
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GDR, German Democratic
Republic
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GLCM, ground-launched cruise
missiles
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GNP, gross national product
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H, Bureau of Congressional Relations,
Department of State
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HA, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State
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HFAC, House Foreign Affairs
Committee
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HR, House Resolution; also human
rights
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IADB or IDB, Inter-American Development Bank
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IAEA, International Atomic Energy
Agency
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
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ICBM, intercontinental ballistic
missile
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ICCPR, International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
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ICESCR, International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
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ICIDI, Independent Commission on
International Development Issues (Brandt Commission)
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ICRC, International Committee of the
Red Cross
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IDCA, International Development
Cooperation Agency
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IEA, International Energy
Agency
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IFAD, International Fund for
Agricultural Development
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IFCE or INFCE, International Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Evaluation
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IFIs, international financial
institutions
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IGA, International Grains Arrangement
or Agreement
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IMF, International Monetary
Fund
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INM, Bureau for International
Narcotics Matters, Department of State
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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INS, Immigration and Naturalization
Service
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IO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IOC, International Olympics
Committee
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IPC, Integrated Program for
Commodities
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ISA, Office of International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
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IWA, International Wheat
Agreement
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IWC, International Wheat
Council
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J or JC, Jimmy
Carter
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JTF, joint task force
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KT, kiloton
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L, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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LA, Latin America
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LASA, Latin American Studies
Association
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LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson
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LDC, lesser developed country
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LDP, Liberal Democratic Party
(Japan)
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LOS, law of the sea
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LTDP, long-term defense
planning
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M–X, missile experimental;
intercontinental ballistic missile
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MBFR, mutual and balanced force
reductions
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MFN, most-favored nation
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Misc., miscellaneous
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MT, metric ton
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Mtg., meeting
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MTNs, multilateral trade
negotiations
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NAACP, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
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NAC, North Atlantic Council
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NAM, Non-aligned Movement
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NBC, National Broadcasting
Company
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NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State; also Nuclear Energy Agency
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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NIEO, New International Economic
Order
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NPR, National Public Radio
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NPT, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSG, Nuclear Suppliers Group
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OAS, Organization of American
States
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OAU, Organization of African
Unity
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ODC, Overseas Development
Council
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OES, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of
State
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OPIC, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
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OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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P, Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs
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PA, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Department of State
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PACOM, U.S. Pacific Command
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PD, Presidential Directive
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PDRY, People’s Democratic Republic
of Yemen
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PER, Bureau of Personnel, Department
of State
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PFT, Sino-Japanese Peace and
Friendship Treaty
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P.L., Public Law
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P.L. 480, Public Law 480; Food for
Peace
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PLO, Palestinian Liberation
Organization
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PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State
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PNE, Treaty on Underground Nuclear
Explosions for Peaceful Purposes
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Poseidon, submarine-launched
ballistic missile
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PR, public relations
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PRC, People’s Republic of China;
also, Policy Review Committee
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PRM, Presidential Review
Memorandum
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R, Republican
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Reps., representatives
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RDF, Rapid Deployment Force
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Res., resolution
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RG, Record Group
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RI, Rick Inderfurth
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RN, Richard Nixon
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RO/RO, roll on/roll off
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ROC, Republic of China
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RP, Office of Refugee Programs,
Department of State
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RW, radiological weapon
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S, Office of the Secretary of State;
also Senate
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SA, Saudi Arabia
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty
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SCC, Special Coordination
Committee
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Secy., secretary
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SELA, Sistema Economico
Latinoamericano
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SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
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S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department
of State
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SPD,
Sozial Demokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social
Democratic Party of [West] Germany)
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SS–20, Soviet intermediate-range
ballistic missile
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SSA, security supporting
assistance
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SSOD, UN Special Session on
Disarmament
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Stat., statute
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STR, Office of the Special Trade
Representative
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SU, Soviet Union
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TL, Tony Lake
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TNF, theater nuclear forces
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TP, Proletarian Tendency faction of
the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Nicaragua)
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Trident II, submarine-launched
ballistic missile
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TTBT, Threshold Test Ban
Treaty
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U–2, single-engine, high altitude
reconnaissance aircraft
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UAW, United Auto Workers of
America
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UN, United Nations
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UNCTAD, United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
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UNGA, United Nations General
Assembly
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UNHCR, United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
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UNITA, National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola
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UPI, United Press
International
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US, United States
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USA, United States Army
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USDA, United States Department of
Agriculture
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USLO, United States Liaison
Office
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USOC, United States Olympic
Committee
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USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
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VP, Vice President
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WC, Warren Christopher
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WCARRD, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural
Development
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WO, William Odum
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WR, weekly report
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WTC, Wheat Trade Convention
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ZB, Zbigniew Brzezinski