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1964-1968 Volume XXX China |
Abbreviations
AA, Afro-Asian
AB, Air Base
ABM, anti-ballistic missile
ACA, Office of Asian Communist Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966, Department of State
ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
ACDA/IR, International Relations Bureau, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
AICBM, air-launched intercontinental ballistic missile
AID, Agency for International Development
Amb, Ambassador
AmConsul, American Consul
ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
APD, high-speed transport
ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
ASAP, as soon as possible
CA, circular airgram
CAF, Chinese Air Force (Republic of China)
CanDel, Canadian Delegation
CAS, Controlled American Source
CAT, Civil Air Transport
CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CCA, Chinese Communist Army
CCK, Chiang Ching-kuo; also Ching Chuan Kang Air Base
CCN, Chinese Communist Navy
CCNE, Chinese Communist nuclear explosion
CCP, Chinese Communist Party
ChiCom, Chinese Communist(s)
ChiDel, Chinese Delegation
ChiNat, Chinese Nationalist(s)
ChiRep, Chinese representation
CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
COCOM, Coordinating Committee on Export Control
COMINT, Communications intelligence
COMUSMACV, Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
COMUSTDC, Commander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command
ConGen, Consulate General
CONUS, Continental United States
CPR, Chinese People's Republic
CU, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
DDCI, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
DDP, Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
DefMin, Defense Minister
Del, delegation
Dept, Department of State
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DOD, Department of Defense
DOD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
EA/RA, Office of Regional Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
EA/ROC, Republic of China Affairs, Office of East Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs (East Asian and Pacific Affairs after November 1, 1966), Department of State
ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UN)
ECOSOC, Economic and Social Council (UN)
Embtel, Embassy telegram
EST, Eastern Standard Time
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/CAN, Country Director for Canada, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
Exdis, Exclusive Distribution
FAC, Foreign Assets Control
FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FE, Far East; also Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FonMin, Foreign Minister
FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
FSO, Foreign Service officer
FY, fiscal year
FYI, for your information
GA, General Assembly (UN)
GIMO, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
GNP, Gross National Product
GOC, Government of Canada; Government of the Congo
GOI, Government of India
GOJ, Government of Japan
govt, government
GRC, Government of the Republic of China
GVN, Government of Vietnam (South)
HK, Hong Kong
HKG, Hong Kong Government
IBMND, Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
IC, Indochina
ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
ICC, International Control Commission
ICFTU, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICJ, International Court of Justice
ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
ILO, International Labor Organization
info, information
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
INR/RFE, Office of Research and Analysis for Far East, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
intel, intelligence
INTELSAT, International Telecommunications Satellite Corporation
IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IQ, important question
IRG, Interdepartmental Regional Group
ISA, Bureau of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
ITU, International Telecommunications Union (UN)
JCRR, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum
JOC, Joint Operations Center
KMT, Kuomintang (Nationalist Party, Republic of China)
KT, kilotons
L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
Limdis, Limited Distribution
MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAP, Military Assistance/Aid Program
MIG, A.I. Mikoyan i M.I. Gurevich (Soviet fighter aircraft named for designers Mikoyan and Gurevich)
MinDef, Minister of Defense
MisOff, Mission Office
MLF, Multilateral force
MND, Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
MOD, Minister of Defense
MOFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MPR, Mongolian People's Republic
MRBM, medium-range ballistic missile
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State
NFLSV, National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
Noforn, No foreign dissemination
NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
NSC, National Security Council
NVN, North Vietnam
NW, Northwest
OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
PACAF, Pacific Air Force (U.S.)
para, paragraph
PL, Public Law; also Pathet Lao (Communist Party in Laos)
PLA, People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants
POLAD, political adviser
PRC, People's Republic of China
Pres, President
PZPR, Polish United Workers' Party
reftel, reference telegram
Res, Resolution
RG, Record Group
RLG, Royal Laotian Government
ROC, Republic of China
ROK, Republic of Korea
R&R, rest and recuperation
RVN, Republic of Vietnam (South)
RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Air Force
S, Office of the Secretary of State
SAC, Strategic Air Command
SAM, surface-to-surface missiles
SC, Security Council (UN)
SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
SCI, Bureau of International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Department of State
SEA, Southeast Asia
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SecDef, Secretary of Defense
Secy, Secretary of State
Secy Gen, Secretary-General (UN)
septel, separate telegram
SIG, Senior Interdepartmental Group
SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
Sov(s), Soviet(s)
S/P, Policy Planning Council, Department of State
SVN, South Vietnam
SVNLF, South Vietnam Liberation Front
SYG, Secretary-General (UN)
TDC, Taiwan Defense Command
U, Office of the Under Secretary of State
UK, United Kingdom
UN, United Nations
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
UNTS, United Nations Treaty Series
UPI, United Press International
UPU, Universal Postal Union
USAF, United States Air Force
USG, United States Government
USIB, United States Intelligence Board
USIS, United States Information Service
USN, United States Navy
USRO, United States Mission to European Regional Organizations (in Paris)
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
VC, Viet Cong
VN, Vietnam
VOA, Voice of America
VP, Vice President
WDC, World Disarmament Conference
WHO, World Health Organization (UN)
WMO, World Meteorological Organization (UN)
YCL, Young Communist League
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