Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXIX, European Security
Abbreviations and Terms
AAA, anti-aircraft artillery
AAPD,Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
ABM, antiballistic missile
ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
AD 70, “Allied Defense Problems in the Seventies” (a NATO study)
Adm, Admiral
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AF, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State
AP, Associated Press
ASAP, as soon as possible
Asst, assistant
ARA, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Department of State
ATSD (AE), Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Atomic Energy
backchannel, a method of communication outside normal bureaucratic procedure; the White House, for instance, used “backchannel” messages to bypass the Department of State.
Benelux, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
BFR, balanced force reductions
C, Office of the Counselor, Department of State
CBM, confidence-building measure
CDSP,Current Digest of the Soviet Press
CDU, Christian Democratic Union (Federal Republic of Germany)
CES, Conference on European Security
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CINC, Commander in Chief
CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces, Europe
CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
CMEA, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
COMECON, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CPSU, Communist Party of the Soviet Union
CSC, Conference on Security and Cooperation (i.e., CSCE)
CSCE, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
CSU, Christian Social Union of Bavaria (Federal Republic of Germany)
CTB, comprehensive test ban
D, Deputy Secretary, Department of State
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
DEFMIN, Defense Minister
del, delegation
deloff, delegation official
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
DOD, Department of Defense
DPC, Defense Planning Committee
DPG, Defense Planning Group
DPRC, Defense Program Review Committee XXIII
E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
EC, European Community
ECE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
EDIP, European Defense Improvement Program
EE, Eastern Europe; Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EEC, European Economic Community
Emb, Embassy
Emboff, Embassy official
Embtel, Embassy telegram
EPU, European Parliamentary Union
ESC, European Security Conference
EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/CE, Office of Central European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/GER, Office of the Country Director for Germany, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/IG, European Interdepartmental Group
EUR/RPM, Office of the Director for NATO and Atlantic Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
EUR/WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of State
Exdis, exclusive distribution
FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBS, forward-based systems
FCO, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
FDP, Free Democratic Party (Federal Republic of Germany)
Fedrep, Federal Republic of Germany
FM, Foreign Minister
Fonmin, Foreign Minister
FONOFFS, Foreign Offices
FRG, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
FY, fiscal year
FYI, For Your Information
GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDR, German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
GNP, Gross National Product
GOR, Government of Romania
HAK, Henry A. Kissinger
HAKTO, White House series indicator for messages from Kissinger
H, Bureau of Congressional Relations, Department of State
H.E., His Excellency
HK, Henry Kissinger
HMG, Her Majesty's Government (United Kingdom)
IG, interagency (interdepartmental) group
IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
IG/EUR, Interdepartmental Group for European Affairs
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
IRBM, intermediate-range ballistic missile
ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JRS, James R. Schlesinger
KGB,Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (State Security Committee), Soviet Union
L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
LDC, Less Developed Country
Limdis, limited distribution
M, Under Secretary for Management, Department of State