Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume
XVIII, Middle East Region; Arabian Peninsula
Abbreviations and Terms
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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ACE, Allied Command Europe
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AF, Bureau of African Affairs,
Department of State
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AF/I, Office of Inter-African
Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
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AFLC, Air Force Logistics
Command
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AID, Agency for International
Development, Department of State
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AIPAC, American Israel Public
Affairs Committee
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Amb, Ambassador
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AMCONSUL, American
Consulate
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ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand,
United States Alliance
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APC, armored personnel carrier
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ARAMCO, Arabian American Oil
Company
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ARG, amphibious ready group
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ARP, Arabian Peninsula
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ASAP, as soon as possible
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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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b/d, barrels per day
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BIB, Board for International
Broadcasting
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BIOT, British Indian Ocean
territory
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Blumto, series indicator for
telegrams from W. Michael Blumenthal
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BQ, Bill Quandt
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C, confidential
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C3I,
Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence
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CBU, cluster bomb unit
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CDA, Camp David Accords
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CDR, Commander
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CENTO, Central Treaty
Organization
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CHUSEOPE, Chief, U.S. European
Command Operational Planning Element
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CHUSMTM, Chief, U.S. Military
Training Mission, Saudi Arabia
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEC, Conference on International
Economic Cooperation
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CINC, Commander-in-Chief
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CINCEUR, Commander-in-Chief,
European Command
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CINCLANT, Commander-in-Chief,
Atlantic Command
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CINCPAC, Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific Command
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CINCPACFLT,
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
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CINCRED, Commander-in-Chief,
Readiness Command
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CINCUSNAVEUR,
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Navy, Europe
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CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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CNO, Chief of Naval Operations; Chief
Naval Officer
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Codel, congressional
delegation
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COE, Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Army
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COMIDEASTFOR, Commander,
Middle East Force
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COMSEVENTHFLT, Commander,
U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet
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CONUS, contiguous United
States
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CPI, Consumer Price Index
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CPX, command post exercise
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CRAF, Civil Reserve Air Fleet
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CSCE, Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
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CTF, Commander Task Force
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CVBG, carrier battle group
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CY, calendar year
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D, Deputy Secretary of State
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DA, David Aaron; Defense
Attaché
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DALO, Department of the Army
Logistics Office
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DAMA, Department of the Army
Materiel Annex
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DAMO, Department of the Army
Military Operations
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DARCOM, Department of the Army
Materiel Development and Readiness Command
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DAS, Deputy Assistant
Secretary
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DASD (NEASA), Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
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DASS, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State
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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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DCR, Deputy Chief, United States
Military Training Mission
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DepSecDef, Deputy Secretary of
Defense
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DI, Directorate of Intelligence,
Central Intelligence Agency
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DIVENGER, Division
Engineer
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DM, Deutsch Mark
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DO, Directorate of Operations, Central
Intelligence Agency
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOD/DSAA, Defense Security
Assistance Agency, Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA, International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense
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DOD/ISA/FMRA, Office of
Foreign Military Relations, International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense
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DOD/ISA/NESA, Office of Near
East and South Asian Affairs, International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense
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DOD/ISA/SA, Office of Security
Assistance, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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dols, dollars
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DPC, Defense Planning Committee
(NATO)
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DSAA, Defense Security Assistance
Agency
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E, Under Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs
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EB, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State
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Emb, Embassy
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EOPE, see USEOPE
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ESF, Exchange Stabilization Fund,
Department of the Treasury
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EUCOM, European Command
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EUR, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State
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EUR/SE, Office of Southern European
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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Exdis, exclusive distribution,
indicating extremely limited distribution or dissemination
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EXIM, Export-Import Bank of the
United States
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F–5, U.S.-designed light jet fighter
aircraft
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F–16, U.S.-designed multirole jet
fighter aircraft
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FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information
Service
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FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(United Kingdom)
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FMS, Foreign Military Sales
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FonMin, Foreign Minister, Foreign
Ministry
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ForMin, Foreign Minister
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FRC, Federal Records Center
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FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
(West Germany)
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FY, fiscal year
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FYDP, five-year defense
program
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FYI, for your information
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G–7, Group of 7: Canada, Federal
Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United
States
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GAO, Government Accounting
Office
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GDR, German Democratic Republic (East
Germany)
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GOB, Government of Bahrain
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GOI, Government of Iran, Israel,
Iraq, or India
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GS, Gary Sick
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GSRS, general support rocket
system
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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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HAWK, surface-to-air missile
system
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HM, His/Her Majesty
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HMG, His/Her Majesty’s
Government
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HNS, host-nation support
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HQ, headquarters
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IBRD, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
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ICA, International Communications
Agency (formerly United States Information Agency)
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IDA, International Development
Association
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IEA, International Energy
Agency
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IG, interdepartmental group
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IMET, International Military
Education and Training, Department of Defense
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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/DDC/OIL, Office of
Intelligence Liaison, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of
State
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INR/RNA, Office of Research and
Analysis for Near East and South Asia, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
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IO, Indian Ocean; or, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State
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IraqInt, Iraqi Interests
Section
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IRS, Internal Revenue Service
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ISA, 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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JC, Jimmy Carter
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JCS/J5
,
Plans Section, Joint Plans and Policy Office, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Memorandum
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JMC, Joint Military Commission
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JTF, joint task force
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KT, kiloton
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L, Legal Adviser, Department of
State
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L/PM, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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LDC, less developed country
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LGB, laser-guided bomb
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Limdis, limited
distribution
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LOA, letter of approval
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LOC, lines of communication
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LST, landing ship, tank
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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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MAC, Military Assistance
Command
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MAGTF, Marine Air Ground Task
Force
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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MARAD, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Merchant Marine
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MAU, Marine Amphibious Unit
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MBD, million barrels per day
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MBFR, Mutual and Balanced Force
Reductions
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MED, Mediterranean
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MemCon, memorandum of
conversation
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MER, multiple ejection bomb
rack
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MFA, Minister or Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
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MG, Major General
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M/Gen, Major General
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MIDEASTFOR, Middle East
Force
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MiG, Mikoyan-Gurevich jet fighter
(Soviet Union)
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MilCon, Military
Construction
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MinDef, Minister of Defense
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MinInt, Minister of the Interior
(Iraq)
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MOD, Minister or Ministry of
Defense
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MODA, Minister or Ministry of
Defense and Aviation (Saudi Arabia)
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MTM, Military Training Mission
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MTT, military training team
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NAM, Non-Aligned Movement
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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 Lebanese,
Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/ARP, Office of Arabian
Peninsular Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State
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NEA/INS, Office of Bhutan, 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 Iranian
Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State
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NEA/PAB, Office of Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Bangladesh Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State
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NEA/POL–MIL,Office of
Political-Military 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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Niact, night action
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NIO, National Intelligence
Officer
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Nocontract, no contractor
distribution
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Nodis, no distribution other than
to persons indicated
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NoForn, no foreign
dissemination
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NORAD, North American Aerospace
Defense Command
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Notal, not received by all
addressees
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NSAM, National Security Action
Memorandum
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NSC, National Security Council
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OASD/ISA/NESA, Near Eastern
and South Asian Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Security Affairs
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ODC, Office of Defense
Coordination
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OJCS, Office of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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O&M, operation and
maintenance
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OPIC, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation
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ORPA/ME, Middle East Division,
Office of Regional and Political Analysis, Central Intelligence
Agency
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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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P, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs
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P&D, production &
deployment
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PACOM, Pacific Command
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para, paragraph
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PD, Presidential Determination
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PDRY, People’s Democratic Republic
of Yemen (South Yemen)
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PermRep, Permanent
Representative
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PG/IO, Persian Gulf/ Indian
Ocean
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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/ISO, Office of International
Security Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PM/ISP, Office of International
Security Policy, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PM SANG, U.S. Army Project
Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program
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PM/SAS, Office of Security
Assistance and Sales, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PO, Political Officer
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POL, petroleum, oil, and
lubricants
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POMCUS, prepositioning of materiel
configured in unit sets
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PRC, Presidential Review Committee;
Policy Review Committee; People’s Republic of China
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PRM, Presidential Review
Memorandum
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R&D, research and
development
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RADM, Real Admiral
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RAF, Royal Air Force (United
Kingdom)
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RCC, Revolutionary Command Council
(Iraq)
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RDF, Rapid Deployment Force
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RDJTF, Rapid Deployment Joint Task
Force
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REDCOM, Readiness Command
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REDEYE, shoulder-launched
surface-to-air missile system
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reftel; ref, reference telegram
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Reps, representatives
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RG, Record Group
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Roland, Franco-German-designed
mobile surface-to-air missile system
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RO/RO, roll on/roll off
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Rpt, repeat
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RSAF, Royal Saudi Air Force
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S, Secretary of State; Secret
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SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
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SAG, Saudi Arabian Government
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SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation
Talks
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SAM, surface-to-air missile
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SAMA, Saudi Arabian Monetary
Agency
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SANG, National Guard, Saudi
Arabia
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SCC, Special Coordination
Committee
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SCTG, surface combatant task
group
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SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
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SecDef, Secretary of
Defense
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Secto, series indicator for
telegrams sent from the Secretary of State while on travel
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SLOC, sea line of
communication
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SNEP, Saudi Naval Expansion
Program
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SOCP, Saudi Army Ordnance Corps
Program
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S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department
of State
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Specat, special category
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SPR, Strategic Petroleum
Reserve
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S/S, Office of the Secretariat Staff,
Department of State
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SSBN, ballistic missile
submarine
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S/S–O, Operations Center, Office of
the Secretariat Staff, Department of State
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Stinger, portable infrared-homing
surface-to-air missile
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SWA, Southwest Asia
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SYG, Secretary General (United
Nations)
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T, Office of the Under Secretary of
State for Security Assistance; after August 22, 1977, Under Secretary of
State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology
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TACAIR, tactical aircraft
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Tosec, series indicator for
telegrams sent to the Secretary of State while on travel
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TOW, tube-launched,
optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system
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U, Office of the Under Secretary of
State; Unclassified
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UAE, United Arab Emirates
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UCP, Unified Command Plan
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UK, United Kingdom
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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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UNRRA, United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration
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U.S., United States
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USA, 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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USDAO, United States Defense
Attaché Office
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USEOPE, Operational Planning
Element, United States European Command
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USG, United States Government
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USINT, United States Interests
Section
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USLO, United States Liaison
Office
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USMC, United States Marine
Corps
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USMTM, United States Military
Training Mission
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USN, United States Navy
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USNATO, United States Mission to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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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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V–B–B, Vance-Brown-Brzezinski
meeting
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VOA, Voice of America
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WASHDC, Washington, D.C.
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XM1, early designation for the U.S.
main battle tank eventually known as the M1 Abrams
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YAR, Yemen Arab Republic (North
Yemen)
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YARG, Government of the Yemen Arab
Republic
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Z, Zulu Time Zone (Greenwich Mean
Time)
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ZB, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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ZBB, zero-based budgeting