List of Abbreviations

  • CG, Commanding General
  • CGS, Chief, General Staff
  • CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
  • CID, Criminal Investigation Division
  • CINCAMBRITFOR, Commander in Chief, American and British Forces
  • CINCLANT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic
  • CINCLANTFLT, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet
  • CINCNELM, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
  • CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
  • CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
  • CINCSPECOMME, Commander in Chief, U.S. Specified Command, Middle East
  • CINCUSAFE, Commander in Chief, United States Air Force, Europe
  • CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
  • COMLANFOR, Commander, Joint American Land Forces
  • COMSIXTHFLT, Commander, Sixth Fleet
  • COMTAC, Commander, Tactical Air Command
  • CONUS, Continental United States
  • COS, Chief of Staff
  • CT, country team
  • DD, destroyers
  • Delga, series indicator for telegrams from the U.S. Delegations at the United Nations General Assembly; also used to refer to the U.S. Delegation at the United Nations General Assembly
  • Deptel, Department telegram
  • DLF, Develoment Loan Fund
  • DOD, Department of Defense
  • DRN, Division of Research and Analysis for Near East, South Asia, and Africa of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • Dulte, series indicator for telegrams from Secretary of State Dulles
  • E, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State
  • EDT, Eastern Daylight Time
  • Embdesp, Embassy despatch
  • Embtel, Embassy telegram
  • EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State
  • FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FRC, Federal Records Center
  • FY, fiscal year
  • FYI, for your information
  • G, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • G–2, Army (or Marine) general staff section dealing with intelligence at the divisional level or higher
  • G–3, Army general staff section dealing with operations and training at the divisional level or higher
  • GA, General Assembly
  • GATT, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
  • GNP, gross national product
  • GOE, Government of Egypt
  • GOI, Government of Iraq; Government of Israel
  • GOL, Government of Lebanon
  • GOT, Government of Turkey
  • H, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations
  • HIM, His Imperial Majesty
  • HKJ, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • HMG, Her (His) Majesty’s Government
  • IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • ICA, International Cooperation Administration
  • INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
  • IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IO/UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
  • IPC, Iraq Petroleum Company
  • JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JD, Jordanian dinars
  • JFY, Jordanian fiscal year
  • L/UNA, Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, Department of State
  • MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
  • MATS, Military Air Transport Service
  • ME, Middle East
  • METO, Middle East Treaty Organization
  • MFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • MSP, Mutual Security Program
  • NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NE, Near East
  • NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State; after August 20, 1958, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
  • Niact, night action; telegram indicator requiring immediate action
  • NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
  • Noforn, distribution indicator limiting distribution to U.S. citizens
  • NR, Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Regional Affairs, Department of State
  • NSA, National Security Agency
  • OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • OSP, off-shore procurement program
  • P.L., Public Law
  • PM, Prime Minister
  • POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants
  • PPS, Partie Populaire Syrien (Syrian National Party)
  • PSP, Progressive Socialist Party (Lebanon)
  • RAF, Royal Air Force
  • SA, Saudi Arabia
  • SAC, Strategic Air Command
  • SACEUR, Strategic Air Command, Europe
  • SAG, Saudi Arabian Government
  • SC, United Nations Security Council
  • SCA, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State
  • SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
  • Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences
  • SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
  • SSNP, Syrian Social Nationalist Party (PPS)
  • SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Tedul, series indicator for telegrams to Secretary of State Dulles
  • TO, Table of Organization
  • TO and E, Table of Organization and Equipment
  • Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State (or his delegation) at international conferences
  • TS, Top Secret
  • UAR, United Arab Republic
  • UK, United Kingdom
  • UKDel, United Kingdom Delegation
  • UN, United Nations
  • UNEF, United Nations Emergency Force
  • UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
  • UNOGIL, United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon
  • UNRWA, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
  • UNSC, United Nations Security Council
  • UNSYG, United Nations Secretary-General
  • UNTSO, United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization
  • USA, United States Army
  • USARMA, United States Army Attaché
  • USC, United States Code
  • USCINCEUR, United States Commander in Chief, Europe
  • USDel, United States Delegation
  • USFY, United States fiscal year USG, United States Government
  • USIA, United States Information Agency
  • USIS, United States Information Service
  • USNMR, United States National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe
  • USOM, United States Operation Mission
  • USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
  • USS, United States Ship
  • USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
  • WH, White House
  • W/MSC, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Mutual Security Coordination