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Abbreviations ADB, African Development Bank AEC, Atomic Energy Commission AEDS, Atomic Energy Detection System AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AF/AFI, Office of Inter-African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AF/AFN, Office of Northern African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AF/CM, Country Director for Central Africa, Malagasy and Mauritius, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFB, Air Force Base AFC, Office of Central African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFCM, Office of Central African, Malagasy and Mauritius Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFCW, Country Director for West Central Africa, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFE, Office of Eastern and Southern African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFL-CIO, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations AFN, Office of Northern African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFNE, Office of Northeastern African Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AFP, Agence France Presse AFSE, Country Director for Southeastern Africa, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State AID, Agency for International Development ALN, Armee de Liberation Nationale (Algerian National Army of Liberation) Amb, Ambassador Amcits, American citizens ammo, ammunition ANC, African National Congress ANC, Congolese National Army AP, Associated Press APC, armored personnel carrier ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State ARMA, Army Attache ARMISH/MAAG, U.S. Army Mission in Iran/Military Assistance Advisory Group ASAF(s), Asian/African(s) ASAP, as soon as possible ASW, anti-submarine warfare BAC, British Aircraft Corporation BAFM, Belgian Air Force Mission BF, Belgian francs BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State BP, British Petroleum CA, circular airgram CAB, Civil Aeronautics Board CAF, Congolese Air Force CAR, Central African Republic CARE-MEDICO, Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere-Medical International Cooperation CAS, Controlled American Source CCC, Commodity Credit Corporation CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group ChiCom, Chinese Communist(s) ChiRep, Chinese representation question CHMUSLO, Chairman, U.S. Liaison Office CI, Counterinsurgency CIA, Central Intelligence Agency CIA/DDP, Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency CIB, Combined Intelligence Board CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, European Command CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Armed Forces, Atlantic CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief, Middle East/South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara CINCSTRIKE, Commander in Chief, Strike Command CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, Commander in Chief, Strike Command; Commander in Chief, Middle East, South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara CINCUSAFE, Commander in Chief, United States Air Force, Europe CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff CO, Commanding Officer; Commonwealth Office (Nigeria) COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Controls COMUSJTF, Commander, U.S. Joint Task Force CORE, Common Register on Development Activities COREMO, Comite Revolucionario de Mocambique (Revolutionary Committee of Mozambique) CPP, Convention's People's Party (Ghana) CPR, Chinese People's Republic CRO, Commonwealth Relations Office CS, Chief of Staff CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State DAO, Defense Attache's Office DATT, Defense Attache DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission DDP/AF, Deputy Director of Plans for Africa, Central Intelligence Agency DefMin, Defense Minister Del, Delegation Depcirtel, Department of State circular telegram Deptel, Department of State telegram Deptoff, Department Officer DFA, Department of Foreign Affairs DHC, District High Commissioner (Nigeria) DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency DOD, Department of Defense DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo E, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ECA, Economic Commission for Africa (ECOSOC) EEC, European Economic Community (Common Market) ELF, Eritrean Liberation Front Emb, Embassy Emboff, Embassy officer Embtel, Embassy telegram EST, Eastern Standard Time ETA, estimated time of arrival EUCOM, European Command EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/FBX, Country Director for France, Benelux, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/SPP, Country Director for Spain and Portugal, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State EXIMBANK, Export-Import Bank FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service FCIA, Foreign Credit Insurance Association FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State FLN, Front de Liberation Nationale (Algerian National Liberation Front) FMG, Federal Military Government (Nigeria) FNLA, Frente Nacional de Libertacao de Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola) FonMin, Foreign Minister FonOff, Foreign Office FonSec, Foreign Secretary FRC, Federal Records Center FRELIMO, Frente de Libertacao de Mocambique (Mozambique Liberation Front) FRG, Federal Republic of Germany FY, fiscal year FYI, for your information G, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs GA, United Nations General Assembly GDRC, Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo GNP, Gross National Product GOA, Government of Algeria GOB, Government of Belgium GOC, Government of the Congo GOEN, Government of Eastern Nigeria GOF, Government of France GOG, Government of Ghana GOI, Government of Italy GOK, Government of Kenya GOL, Government of Libya GOM, Government of Morocco GON, Government of Nigeria GOP, Government of Portugal GOR, Government of Rwanda GOT, Government of Tunisia GOU, Government of Uganda GOZ, Government of Zambia G/PM, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs GRAE, Angolan Revolutionary Government in Exile GRC, Government of the Republic of China GRZ, Government of the Republic of Zambia GSR, Government of the Somali Republic GUAR, Government of the United Arab Republic GURTZ, Government of the United Republic of Tanzania HICOM, High Commissioner HIM, His Imperial Majesty HM, His Majesty HMG, Her Majesty's Government HQ, Headquarters IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) ICEM, Inter-Governmental Committee on European Migration ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICJ, International Court of Justice ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross IDA, International Development Association IDI, Illegal Declaration of Independence IEG, Imperial Ethiopian Government IEGF, Imperial Ethiopian Government Forces ILN, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Logistics Negotiations IMF, International Monetary Fund INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State INR/DDC, Deputy Director for Coordination, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State INR/RAF, Office of Research and Analysis for Africa, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group IRG/AF, Interdepartmental Regional Group, Africa ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs ITM, Italian Training Mission JANAF, Joint Army, Navy, Air Force JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum JCS/SAMAA, Special Assistant for Military Assistance Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff JTF, Joint Task Force KANU, Kenya African National Union L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State LA, Latin America L/AF, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for African Affairs, Department of State LDC, Less Developed Country Leo, Leopoldville LGTA, General League of Angolan Workers L/UNA, Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, Department of State M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group MANU, Mozambique African National Union MAP, Military Assistance Program MATS, Military Air Transport Service MDRA, Democratic Movement of Algerian Renovation MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich) MilGovs, Military Governments MinDef, Minister of Defense MinExtAff, Minister of External Affairs MinInfo, Minister of Information (Ethiopia) MOD, Minister of Defense MPLA, Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) MSTS, Military Sea Transportation Service MTT, mobile training teams MUSLO, Moroccan-U.S. Liaison Office NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization NEA/NE, Office of Near Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State NEP, North Eastern Province (Somalia) NER, North East Region (Kenya) NESA, Regional Director for Near East and South Asia, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense NFD, Northern Frontier District (Kenya) NFTU, Libyan National Federation of Trade Unions NFZ, nuclear free zone NIE, National Intelligence Estimate NLC, National Liberation Council (Ghana) NMG, National Military Government (Nigeria) Noforn, No Foreign Dissemination NOTAL, not received by all addressees NPP, National Policy Paper NPT, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NSA, National Security Agency NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum NSC, National Security Council OAS, Organization of American States OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs OAU, Organization of African Unity OCAM, Organization Commune Africaine et Malagache (African-Malagasy Common Organization) OCI, Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency ODMA, Office of the Director of Military Assistance, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEP, Office of Emergency Planning ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense P, Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs PAC, Pan African Congress PC, Peace Corps PCC/ZAPU, Peoples' Caretaker Council/Zimbabwe African Peoples' Union PIDE, Policia Internacional de Defensa de Estado (International Police for the Defense of the State, the Portuguese secret police) P.L., Public Law PM, Prime Minister PNG, persona non grata POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants POLAD, political adviser PriMin, Prime Minister RAF, Royal Air Force reftel, reference telegram reps, representatives RF, Rhodesian Front RG, Record Group RLAF, Royal Libyan Air Force RMAF, Royal Moroccan Air Force RSA, Republic of South Africa RTV, Radio and Television International, Inc. S, Office of the Secretary of State SA, South Africa SAC, Strategic Air Command SAG, South African Government S/AH, Office of the Ambassador at Large SAM, surface-to-air missiles SC, United Nations Security Council SC Res, Security Council resolutions SCI, Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State SEA, Southeast Asia SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State (or his delegation) to the Department of State septel, separate telegram SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group SITREP, situation report SMC, Supreme Military Council (Nigeria) SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate SOFA, Status of Forces Agreement SONJ, Standard Oil of New Jersey Sov, Soviet S/P, Counselor and Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, Department of State SR, Southern Rhodesia SRG, Southern Rhodesia Government S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State STRATCOM, Strategic Command STRIKECOM, Strike Command STRIKEOPS, Strike Operations SWA, South West Africa SWAPO, South West Africa People's Organization SYG, Secretary-General SYL, Somali Youth League Tosec, series indicator for telegrams from the Department of State to the Secretary of State (or his delegation) TWA, Trans-World Airlines U, Office of the Under Secretary of State UAMCE, Union for African and Malagasy Economic Cooperation UAR, United Arab Republic UDENAMO, Uniao Democratica Nacional de Mocambique (Democratic National Union of Mozambique UDI, Unilateral Declaration of Independence UK, United Kingdom UKG, United Kingdom Government ULC, United Labour Congress (Nigeria) UN, United Nations UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP, United Nations Development Program UNECA, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNGA, United Nations General Assembly UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNITA, Uniao Nacional para e Independencia Total de Angola (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) UNP, Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State UNRep, United Nations Representative UNSC, United Nations Security Council UNSYG, United Nations Secretary-General UPA, Uniao das Populacoes de Angola (Union of Angolan Peoples) UPC, Ugandan Peoples' Congress UPGA, United Progressive Grand Alliance (Nigeria) URTZ, United Republic of Tanzania USAF, United States Air Force USDA, United States Department of Agriculture USIA, United States Information Agency USIS, United States Information Service USN, United States Navy USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics UST, United States Treaties and Other International Agreements USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations VALCO, Volta Aluminum Company (Ghana) VOA, Voice of America VOLAGs, volunteer agencies VP, Vice President WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State WH, White House WHO, World Health Organization ZANU, Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union ZAPU, Zimbabwe African People's Union [end of document]
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