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Vietnam, June-December 1965
ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. ROLE AND THE DECISION TO EXPAND THE U.S. COMMITMENT, JUNE 13-JULY 28
(Documents 1-97)
Discussion on Ending the War and Deployment of Additional U.S. Forces, July 29-November 26, 1965
(Documents 98-207)
The bombing pause and the diplomatic peace intiative, November 27-December 31
(Documents 208-278)
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume III, Vietnam, June–December 1965
Abbreviations and Terms
AA
,
anti-aircraft
AAA
,
anti-aircraft artillery
ADA
,
Americans for Democratic Action
AFC
,
Armed Forces Council
AFSC
,
American Friends Service Committee
AID
,
Agency for International Development
AIF
,
Automated Intelligence File
A-1H
,
Skyraider, single-engine attack aircraft
AKA
,
attack cargo ship
ammo
,
ammunition
AP
,
Associated Press
Arc Light
,
code name for U.S. B-52 bombing strikes in Southeast Asia
ARVN
,
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ASAP
,
as soon as possible
Barrel Roll
,
U.S. air operations over northern Laos
BDA
,
bomb damage assessment
Bks
,
barracks
bldgs
,
buildings
BLT
,
battalion landing team
Blue Springs
,
code name for U.S. photoreconnaissance drone operations over North Vietnam
Blue Tree
,
code name for U.S. photoreconnaissance operations over North Vietnam
Bn
,
battalion
BOQ
,
Bachelor Officers' Quarters
BTL
,
battalion
C
,
Confidential
CAP
,
series indicator for outgoing White House telegrams
CAS
,
controlled American source
CBU
,
cluster bomb unit
CGFMFPAC
,
Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific
CIA
,
Central Intelligence Agency
ChiCom
,
Chinese Communist
CIDG
,
Civilian Irregular Defense Group
Chieu Hoi
,
Government of South Vietnam's repatriation program for the Viet Cong
CINC;
C-in-C,
Commander in Chief
CINCPAC
,
Commander in Chief, Pacific
CINCPACAF
,
Commander in Chief, United States Air Force, Pacific
CINCPACFLT
,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CINCRVNAF
,
Commander in Chief, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
CINCUSARPAC
,
Commander in Chief, United States Army, Pacific
CIP
,
Commercial Import Program
CJCS
,
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
CM
,
Chairman's memorandum
COMUSKOREA
,
Commander, United States Forces, Korea
COMUSMACV
,
Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
conf
,
conference
CPFL
,
Contingency Planning Facilities List
CPR
,
Chinese People's Republic
CTZ
,
corps tactical zone
CVT
,
Confederation of Vietnamese Trade
DCI
,
Director of Central Intelligence
DCM
,
Deputy Chief of Mission
DDP
,
Deputy Director of Plans, Central Intelligence Agency
DEF
,
series indicator for telegrams from the Department of Defense
Dept
,
Department
Deptel
,
Department of State telegram
DeSoto
,
code name for U.S. Navy destroyer patrols in the Gulf of Tonkin
DF
,
direction finding
DGNP
,
Director-General, National Police
DIA
,
Defense Intelligence Agency
dissem
,
dissemination
div
,
division
DJSM
,
Director of the Joint Staff memorandum
DMZ
,
Demilitarized Zone
DOD
,
Department of Defense
DRV
,
Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam
DSC
,
Distinguished Service Cross
DTG
,
date-time-group
Emb
,
Embassy
Embtel
,
Embassy telegram
ELINT
,
electronic intelligence
EST
,
Eastern Standard Time
ETA
,
estimated time of arrival
EUR
,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/GER
,
Office of German Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
Exdis
,
exclusive distribution
FBIS
,
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FE
,
Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
Flaming Dart
,
code name for retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam in February 1965
FNL
,
Front National de Liberation (National Liberation Front)
ForMin
,
Foreign Minister
FYI
,
for your information
G
,
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
GOB
,
Government of Burma
govt
,
government
GVN
,
Government of (South) Vietnam
H-H
,
Hanoi and Haiphong
HK
,
Hong Kong
HMG
,
Her Majesty's Government
HNC
,
High National Council
Hop Tac
,
Government of Vietnam program for pacification of Saigon and surrounding provinces
HQ
,
headquarters
ICC
,
International Control Commission
ICRC
,
International Committee of the Red Cross
IL-28
,
Soviet-made light bomber based in North Vietnam
INR
,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
IO
,
Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IR
,
infrared
ISA
,
Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
JCS
,
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSM
,
Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
JGS
,
Joint General Staff, Vietnamese Armed Forces
KIA
,
killed in action
KY-9
,
secure telephone line
L
,
Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
LBJ
,
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Limdis
,
limited distribution
LOC
,
line of communication
log
,
logistic
LOR
,
distribution indicator for closely held exchange of telegrams between the President and Ambassador Taylor
LSD
,
dock landing ship
LSM
,
landing craft, mechanized
Lucky Dragon
,
code name for high altitude U.S. reconnaissance operations over Southeast Asia
MAB
,
Marine Amphibious Battalion; Mobile Air Brigade
MACV
,
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
MAF
,
Marine Amphibious Force
MAROPS
,
Maritime Operations
MATS
,
Military Air Transport Service
MCC
,
Military-Civilian Council
MEB
,
Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MFA
,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MiG
,
Soviet-built fighter aircraft
MLF
,
Multilateral Force
MM
,
millimeter
MP
,
Military Police; Member of Parliament
MTU 79.3.5
,
U.S. Marine unit at Danang as of January 1, 1965
Natl Cap
,
national capacity
NATO
,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC
,
National Broadcasting Corporation
NIE
,
National Intelligence Estimate
NLC
,
National Leadership Council
NLF
,
National Liberation Front
NM
,
nautical mile
NMCC
,
National Military Command Center
Nodis
,
no distribution
Noforn
,
no foreign dissemination
NOTAL
,
indication that a reference telegram was not sent to all addressees
NSAM
,
National Security Action Memorandum
NSC
,
National Security Council
NVN
,
North Vietnam
OCI
,
Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
ONE
,
Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
OPLAN
,
operation plan
OPLAN 34A
,
operation plan for covert operations against North Vietnam
OSD
,
Office of the Secretary of Defense
PACOM
,
Pacific Command
PAO
,
Public Affairs Officer
para
,
paragraph
PAVN
,
People's Army of North Vietnam
Pinta
,
code name for U.S. peace negotiations during the 37-day bombing pause
PIO
,
Public Information Officer
PL
,
Pathet Lao; Public Law
POL
,
petroleum, oil, lubricants
POLAD
,
Political Adviser
PolAffs
,
Political Affairs
PNG
,
persona non grata
Pres
,
President
PriMin
,
Prime Minister
PsyWar
,
psychological warfare
PT
,
patrol
PW
,
prisoners of war
RCT
,
Regimental Combat Team
recce
,
reconnaissance
ref
,
reference
reftel
,
reference telegram
Rep
,
Representative
ret
,
retired
RG
,
Record Group
RKG
,
Royal Khmer Government
RLAF
,
Royal Laotian Air Force
RLG
,
Royal Laotian Government
ROK
,
Republic of Korea
Rolling Thunder
,
code name for long-running program of U.S. air operations in North Vietnam
RR
,
railroad
RRU
,
Radio Research Unit
RT
,
Rolling Thunder
Rupert
,
code name for Mai Van Bo
RVN
,
Republic of Vietnam
RVNAF
,
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
S
,
Office of the Secretary of State
SA-2
,
Soviet-made surface-to-air missile
SAC
,
Strategic Air Command
S/AL
,
Office of the Ambassador at Large
SAM
,
surface-to-air missile
SAR
,
search and rescue
SC
,
United Nations Security Council
SE
,
Southeast
SEA
,
Southeast Asia
SEACOORD
,
Southeast Asia Coordinating Committee
SEATO
,
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SecGen
,
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Secto
,
series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
septel
,
separate telegram
SLF
,
Special Landing Force
SNIE
,
Special National Intelligence Estimate
SOG
,
Studies and Observation Group
Sov
,
Soviet
sqdns
,
squadrons
S/P
,
Policy Planning Council or Staff, Department of State
S/S
,
Executive Secretariat, Department of State
Steel Tiger
,
code name for air strikes against the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos
SVN
,
South Vietnam
SYG
,
United Nations Secretary-General
TASS
,
tactical air support squadron; Telegraphnoye Agentstvo Sovyetskovo Soyuza (Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union)
Thich
,
Venerable (title for Buddhist monk)
TOT
,
Time Over Target
U
,
Unclassified; Office of the Under Secretary of State
UAR
,
United Arab Republic
UBA
,
Unified Buddhist Association
UK
,
United Kingdom
UN
,
United Nations
UNMIS
,
United States Mission to the United Nations
UNSC
,
United Nations Security Council
UNSYG
,
United Nations Secretary-General
UPI
,
United Press International
USAF
,
United States Air Force
USASCV
,
U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam
USG
,
United States Government
USIA
,
United States Information Agency
USIB
,
United States Intelligence Board
USIS
,
United States Information Service
USN
,
United States Navy
USOM
,
United States Operations Mission
USSR
,
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USUN
,
United States Mission to the United Nations
VC
,
Viet Cong
VM
,
Viet Minh
VN
,
Vietnam
VNAF
,
South Vietnamese Air Force
Westy
,
General William C. Westmoreland
WH
,
White House
WNRC
,
Washington National Records Center
XYZ
,
code name for unofficial U.S. contacts with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam through Mai Van Bo
Z
,
Zulu Time (Greenwich Mean Time)