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FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1961-1963, Volume II Vietnam, 1962 Department of State Washington, DC

List of Abbreviations AID, Agency for International Development AIK, assistance in kind Amb, Ambassador AP, Associated Press ARVN, Army of the Republic of Vietnam BGen Brigadier General BN, battalion BOB, Bureau of the Budget CA, civic action CAS, Controlled American Source CEP, Country Economic Program CG, Civil Guard ChiCom, Chinese Communists CHMAAG, Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group CI, counterinsurgency CIA, Central Intelligence Agency CIG, Counterinsurgency Group CIO, Central Intelligence Organization CIDG, Civilian Irregular Defense Group CINCPAC, Commander in Chief of the Pacific CNO, Chief of Naval Operations COMUSMACV, Commander, U.S. Military Advisory Command, Vietnam CONUS, Continental United States CT, Country Team DA, Department of the Army DCI, Director for Central Intelligence DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission Deptel, Department of State telegram DGI, Director General of Information DM, Deutschemark DOD/ISA, Office of International Security Affairs, Department of Defense DOD/OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam ECAFE, Economic Cooperation Administration for the Far East EDCOR, Department of Defense psychological warfare project in the Philippines during the 1950s Embtel, Embassy telegram EUR, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service FE, Far East; Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State FECON, Far East Conference FLN, National Liberation Front FP, Force Populaire FSI, Foreign Service Institute, Department of State FSO, Foreign Service officer GOF, Government of France GOI, Government of India GVN, Government of Vietnam HICOM, High Commissioner IAF, Far East Division, U.S. Information Agency ICA, International Cooperation Administration; intelligence collection area ICC, International Control Commission IDA, International Development Association ILO, International Labor Organization INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State ISA, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense JCS(M), Joint Chiefs of Staff (Memorandum) JGS, Joint General Staff L/C, Local currency; letter of credit LOC, lines of communication MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group MACV, Military Advisory Command, Vietnam MACV/PIO, Public Information Officer for Military Advisory Command, Vietnam MAP, Military Assistance Program MGen, Major General MSP, Mutual Security Program NACO, National Agricultural Credit Office NBC, National Broadcasting Company NCO, Non-Commissioned Officer NEA, Near East and Africa; Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs, Department of State niact, night action NIE, National Intelligence Estimate NISC, National International Security Council noforn, no foreign dissemination NPSS, National Police and Security Service NSAM, National Security Action Memoranda PA, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State PAO, Public Affairs Officer PA/PR, purchasing authority; purchasing regulation PIO/MACV, Public Information Officer for U.S. Military Advisory Command, Vietnam POL, petroleum, oil, and lubricants Polad, Political Adviser POW, prisoner of war R&R, rest and relaxation reftel, reference telegram RKG, Royal Khmer Government RLG, Royal Laotian Government RVN, Republic of Vietnam RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces S, Secretary of State SAC, Strategic Air Command SACSA, Spedal Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities SDC, Self Defense Corps SEA, Southeast Asia; Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Department of State SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SecDef, Secretary of Defense Secto, series indicator for telegrams from U.S. delegations at international conferences SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Department of State S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State SVN, South Vietnam TF/Saigon, Task Force in Saigon TF/SEA, Task Force on Southeast Asia TF/VN, Task Force on Vietnam Toeid, series indicator for telegrams from AID missions to Washington Tousi, series indicator for telegrams from USIS missions to USIA UPI, United Press International USAF, United States Air Force USDel United States Delegation USG, United States Government USIA, United States Information Agency USIB, United States Intelligence Board USIS, United States Information Service USMACTHAI, United States Military Advisory Command, Thailand USMACV, United States Military Advisory Command, Vietnam USMC, United States Memorandum of Conversation; United States Marine Corps USOM, United States Operations Mission VAdm, Vice Admiral VC, Viet Cong VM, Viet Minh VNMC, Vietnam Marine Corps VNN, Vietnam Navy WG/VN, Working Group on Vietnam [end of document] Vietnam, 1962 Volume II Index | Historian's Office | Department of State | Secretary of State