ABC, atomic, biological, chemical
ACDA/IR, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency/Interpreting Branch
AG, Attorney General
AP, Associated Press
APC, armored personnel carrier
ASAP, as soon as possible
ATC, Allied traffic control
ATO, Allied traffic office
AUS, active unit status

B, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
B/FAC, Deputy Coordinator for Foreign Assistance, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
BASC, Berlin Air Safety Center
BERCON, Berlin contingency
BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State

CDU, Christlich-Demokratische Union (Christian Democratic Union)
CEMA, Council for Economic Mutual Assistance
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, Europe
CPSU, Communist Party of the Soviet Union
CVA, attack aircraft carrier
CVS, antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier

DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic)
Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram
Dept, Department
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DM, Deutschemark (German Mark)
DOD, Department of Defense

ECE, Economic Commission for Europe
EDT, Eastern daylight time
Embtel, Embassy telegram
EUCOM, European Command
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State

FDP, Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
FedRep, Federal Republic
FonOff, Foreign Office
FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
FYI, for your information

G, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Polictical Affairs
GA, General Assembly
GDR, German Democratic Republic
GER, Office of German Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
G/PM, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

IAA, International Access Authority
ICC, International Control Commission
ICG, Interdepartmental Coordinating Group
ICJ, International Court of Justice
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IS, International Staff
ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
IZT, interzonal trade

JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JS, Joint Staff

K, Khrushchev
L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
MC, memorandum of conversation
MDA, Mutual Defense Assistance
MP, military police
MRBM, medium range ballistic missile
MRP, Mouvement Republicain Populaire (French political party)

NAC, North Atlantic Council
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Niact, night action; communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
NORAD, North American Air Defense
NSC, National Security Council

OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
ourtel, our telegram

PAA, Pan American (World) Airways
PermRep, Permanent Representative
PMK, President's Meeting with Khrushchev
POLAD, Political Adviser
Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
PPS, Policy Planning Council, Department of State

QBAL, Quadripartite Berlin airlift

RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
reftel, reference telegram
Rep, Representative
reurtel, reference your telegram
RFE, Radio Free Europe
RG, Record Group
RIAS, Rundfunk in Amerikanischen Sektor (U.S. Radio in the American Sector of Berlin)

S, Office of the Secretary of State
SAC, Strategic Air Command
SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Eurolpe
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State or his party to the Department of State
SED, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany)
SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
S/O, Operations Center, Office of the Secretary of State
Sov, Soviet; Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State.
SovDel, Soviet Delegation
S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German Social Democratic Party)
S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
STRAC, Strategic Air Corps
STRAF, Strategic Air Force
SU, Soviet Union

tel, telegram
Topol, series indicator for telegrams to the Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State or his party from the Department of State
TTD, temporary travel document

U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
US/MC, United States/memorandum of conversation
UN, United Nations
UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
USAF(E), United States Air Force (Europe)
USAREUR, United States Army, Europe
USCOB, United States Command(er), Berlin
USDel, United States Delegation
USG, United States Government
USIA, United States Information Agency

Vopo, Volkspolizei (Peoples' Police)

WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
WEU, Western European Union
WFM, Washington Foreign Ministers (Meeting)
WFTU, World Federation of Trade Unions