List of Abbreviations

• ABC, atomic, biological, and chemical
• ADN, Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst (General German News Service)
• AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
• AFL–CIO, American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations
• AFN, Armed Forces Network; Office of North African Affairs, Department of State
• AFP, Agence France Presse (French News Agency)
• ALO, Allied Liaison Office
• Amb, Ambassador
• AmConGen, American Consul General
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
• AP, Associated Press
• APO, Army Post Office
• A/S, anti-submarine
• ATO, Allied Traffic Office
• BASC, Berlin Air Safety Center
• BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation
• BENELUX, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
• BER, series indicator for position papers prepared by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Berlin
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Department of State
• BRIXMIS, British Military Liaison Mission
• CA, circular airgram
• C, Counselor of the Department of State
• Cahto, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
• CC, Central Committee
• CDU, Christlich-Demokratische Union, (Christian Democratic Union)
• CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
• CF, Conference File
• CG, circular airgram; Commanding General
• ChiComs, Chinese Communists
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CinC, Commander in Chief
• CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, Europe
• CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CINCUSAREUR, Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe
• COB, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Command, Berlin
• COCOM, Coordinating Committee of the Paris Consultative Group
• CONUS, continental United States
• CPD, series indicator for telegrams from Camp David
• CP(SU), Communist Party (of the Soviet Union)
• CSC, Coal and Steel Community
• CSU, Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
• C–VR, Council-Verbatim Record
• DA, Department of the Army
• DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German Democratic Republic)
• Deldi, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Delegation to the Ten-Nation Disarmament Conference
• Deptel, Department telegram
• DGB, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Trade Union)
• Didel, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Delegation to the Ten-Nation Disarmament Conference
• Dir Gen, Director General
• DM(E), Deutsche Mark (East)
• Dulte, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles while away from Washington
• E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
• EAC, European Advisory Commission
• EC, series indicator for telegrams from the Commander in Chief, Europe
• ECA, Economic Cooperation Administration
• ECM, electronic countermeasures
• ECOSOC, United Nations Economic and Social Council
• EDC, European Defense Community
• EE, Office of Eastern European Affairs, Department of State
• EEC, European Economic Community
• EFTA, European Free Trade Area
• EGR, East German Republic
• Embdes, Embassy despatch
• EmbOff, Embassy officer
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EUR/SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
• EURATOM, European Atomic Energy Commission
• FAA, Federal Aviation Administration
• FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Fed Rep, Federal Republic
• FIG, France, Italy, and Germany
• FM, Foreign Minister
• FMLM, French Military Liaison Mission
• FMW Ref, Foreign Ministers Meeting Washington, reference
• FonMin, Foreign Minister
• FonOff, Foreign Office
• FonSec, Foreign Secretary
• ForMin, Foreign Minister
• FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
• FTA, free trade area
• FY, fiscal year
• FYI, for your information
• GA, General Assembly
• GARIOA, Government and Relief in Occupied Areas
• GDR, German Democratic Republic
• GER, Office of German Affairs, Department of State
• GER/GPA, Officer in Charge of German Political Affairs, Office of German Affairs, Department of State
• GFR, German Federal Republic
• GFY, German fiscal year
• GNP, gross national product
• GOF, Government of France
• GPA, Officer in Charge of German Political Affairs, Department of State
• GSFG, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
• HGP D, Heads of Government Meeting Paris, document
• HMG, Her (His) Majesty’s Government
• HQ, headquarters
• IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• ICJ, International Court of Justice
• IDO, International Disarmament Organization
• IRBM, Intermediate range ballistic missile
• IS, International Staff
• ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• IZT, interzonal trade agreement
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• JSSC, Joint Strategic Survey Committee
• K, Khrushchev
• L, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
• L/EUR, Assistant Legal Adviser for European Affairs, Department of State
• LS, Division of Language Services, Department of State
• M, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MC, Military Committee
• MinPres, Minister President
• MLM, Military Liaison Mission
• MOD, Minister of Defense
• MP, military police; Member of Parliament
• MSP, Mutual Security Program
• MVW US Del MC, Macmillan Visit to Washington, U.S. Delegation, memorandum of conversation
• mytel, my telegram
• NAC, National Advisory Council; North Atlantic Council
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NBC, National Broadcasting Company
• NCO, noncommissioned officer
• NEACC, Near East Arms Control Committee
• Niact, Night Action; communications indicator requiring attention by the recipient at any hour of the day or night
• NMM Ref, NATO Ministerial Meeting, reference paper
• Noforn, no foreign dissemination
• NSC, National Security Council
• NYT, New York Times
• OAS, Organization of American States
• OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
• OCI, Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
• OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• OEEC, Organization for European Economic Cooperation
• OSD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• ourtel, our telegram
• P, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State
• PermRep, Permanent Representative
• PL, Public Law
• PM, Prime Minister
• POLAD, Political Adviser
• Polto, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
• QBAL, Quadripartite Berlin Airlift
• RA, Office of European Regional Affairs, Department of State
• reftel, reference telegram
• rep, representative
• RIAS, Rundfunk in Amerikanische Sector (Radio in the American Sector)
• RM/DOC, Rüunion de Ministéres des Affaires Etrangés/Document (Conference of Foreign Ministers/Document)
• S, Office of the Secretary of State
• S Bahn, Strassenbahn (streetcar)
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• S/AE, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Disarmament and Atomic Energy Affairs
• SC, United Nations Security Council
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• SecDel/MC, Secretary’s Delegation/memorandum of conversation
• SecState, Secretary of State
• Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
• Secy, Secretary
• SED, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany)
• SERB, Soviet External Relations Branch
• SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Europe
• SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• SOV, Office of Soviet Union Affairs, Department of State
• SovEmb, Soviet Embassy
• S/P, Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning
• SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (German Social Democratic Party)
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• S/S–RO, Reports and Operations Staff, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• STRAC, Strategic Army Corps
• SUNFED, Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development
• SVE/MC, Secretary’s Visit to Europe/memorandum of conversation
• SX, series indicator for telegrams from the United States Army, Europe
• SYG, Secretary-General
• TAC, Tactical Air Corps
• TASS, Telegrafnoe Agentsvo Sovitskogo Soiuza (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union)
• tel, telegram
• Tocah, series indicator for telegrams to Secretary of State Herter while away from Washington
• Topol, series indicator for telegrams to the United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
• Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State while away from Washington
• Tousi, series indicator for telegrams to USIA missions
• ttd, temporary travel document
• U, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
• U/CEA, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Communist Economic Affairs
• UKDel, United Kingdom Delegation
• UN, United Nations
• UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• unn, unnumbered
• UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State
• UNRWA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency
• UPI, United Press International
• USA, United States Army
• USAF(E), United States Air Force (Europe)
• USAREUR, United States Army, Europe
• USBER, United States Mission at Berlin
• USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
• USCOB, United States Command, Berlin
• USDel(M/C), United States Delegation (memorandum of conversation)
• USEP, United States Escapee Program
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIB, United States Information Board
• USMLM, United States Military Liaison Mission
• USRO, Office of the United States Mission to European Regional Organizations
• USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
• US/VR(S), United States/Verbatim Record (Summary)
• VOA, Voice of America
• Vopo, Volkspolizei (People’s Police)
• VP, Vice President
• WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of State
• WEU, Western European Union
• WG, working group
• W/MSC, Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Mutual Affairs Security Coordinator
• WWG, Washington Working Group