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| FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
1964-1968
Volume IV
Vietnam, 1966
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, DC
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Abbreviations and Terms
AAA, anti-aircraft artillery
AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
AFC, Armed Forces Council
ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
AID, Agency for International Development
AP, Associated Press
Arc Light, code name for U.S. B-52 bombing strikes in Southeast Asia
ARVN, Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
ASA, Association of Southeast Asia
ASPAC, Asian Pacific Council
Aspen, code name for U.S. peace negotiations through Swedish channels
Barrel Roll, code name for U. S. air operations over northern Laos
CAP, series indicator for outgoing White House telegrams; combat air patrol; combined action platoon
CAS, controlled American source
ChiCom, Chinese Communist
CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CIAP, Inter-American Committee on the Alliance for Progress
CIDG, Civilian Irregular Defense Group
Chieu Hoi, South Vietnamese Government's repatriation program for the Viet Cong
CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Force
CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CINCUSARPAC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, Pacific
CIP, Commercial Import Program
CJCS, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
COMUSMACV, Commander, U. S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
CONUS, Continental United States
CY, calendar year
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
DepSecDef, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Deptel, Department of State telegram
DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
DepCOMUSMACV, Deputy Commander, U. S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
DirGen, Director General
Dissem, dissemination
DMZ, Demilitarized Zone
DOD, Department of Defense
DTG, date-time-group
DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
EA, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs prior to November 1, 1966), Department of State
EA/ACA, Office of Asian Communist Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
EA/DDO, East Asia Division, Directorate for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency
EA/VN, Vietnam Working Group, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
Elmtree, code name for U.S. contacts with Nguyen Khanh and Le Van Truong in Paris
Embtel, Embassy telegram
EST, Eastern Standard Time
EW, electronic warfare
Exdis, exclusive distribution
FBIS, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FE/VN, Vietnam Working Group, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
FNL, National Liberation Front
FMin, Foreign Minister
FonOff, Foreign Office
FonMin, Foreign Minister
FRC, Federal Records Center
FULRO, Unified Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races, a movement for Monta-gnard autonomy
FW, Free World
FWF, Free World Forces
FWMAF, Free World Military Assistance Forces
FY, fiscal year
FYI, for your information
George, code name for Paul Sturm in Elmtree contacts
GOF, Government of France
Gp, Group
GRC, Government of the Republic of China
GVN, Government of (South) Vietnam
HEW, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HMG, Her Majesty's Government
Hop Tac, South Vietnamese Government's program for pacification of Saigon and surrounding provinces; literally "victory"
ICC, International Control Commission
ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross
IMF, International Monetary Fund
Info, information
INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
JCRR, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCSM, Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum
JGS, Joint General Staff, Vietnamese Armed Forces
JUSPAO, Joint United States Public Affairs Office
KIA, killed in action
Limdis, limited distribution
LOC, line of communication
Louisiana, code name for U.S. effort to secure additional foreign country forces for the Vietnam War
M, million
MACV, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
MAP, Military Assistance Program
Marigold, code name for U.S. peace negotiations through Polish and Italian channels
McN, Robert McNamara
MFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MIG, Soviet-built fighter aircraft
NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCO, non-commissioned officer
NFLSV, National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
NLF, National Liberation Front
NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
Nina, code name for Department of State communications concerning the decision in late June 1966 to bomb POL installations
NM, nautical miles
Nodis, no distribution
Noforn, no foreign distribution
NSA, National Security Agency
NSAM, National Security Action Memorandum
NSC, National Security Council
NVA, North Vietnamese Army
NVN, North Vietnam
OAS, Organization of American States
OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
O/B, order of battle
O/DDI, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
ONE, Office of National Estimates, Central Intelligence Agency
OCO, Office of Civil Operations
OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
P, President; piasters
PAT, Political Action Team
PAVN, People's Army of (North) Vietnam
PF, Popular Forces
PFF, Police Field Forces; usually referred to as National Police Field Forces (NPFF)
Pinta, code name for U.S. peace negotiations during the 37-day bombing pause
P.L., Public Law
PM, Prime Minister
POL, petroleum, oil, lubricants
POLAD, Political Adviser
POW, prisoner of war
PW, prisoner of war
PX, post exchange
Ray, code name for Nguyen Khanh in the Elmtree contacts
RD, Revolutionary Development
Recce, reconnaissance
Reftel, reference telegram
RF, Regional Forces
RG, Record Group
ROK, Republic of Korea
Rolling Thunder, code name for long-running program of U.S. air operations in North Vietnam
RT, Rolling Thunder
RVN, Republic of South Vietnam
RVNAF, Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
S, Secret
SAM, surface to air missiles
SANE, National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy
SAR, search and rescue
SAVA, Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency
SEA, Southeast Asia
SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SecDef, Secretary of Defense
Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while away from Washington
Septel, separate telegram
SFRC, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
Sitrep, situation report
S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
Steel Tiger, code name for U.S. air strikes against the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos
SVN, South Vietnam
SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Tac, tactical
TAOR, tactical area of responsibility
TCC, troop contributing countries
Thich, Venerable (title for Buddhist monk)
Thrush, code name for U.S. operation to secure the defection of National Liberation Front Chairman Nguyen Huu Tho
Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State while away from Washington
TS, Top Secret
U, Unclassified
UBA, Unified Buddhist Association
UK, United Kingdom
UN, United Nations
Uncle, code name for Nguyen Huu An in the Thrush contacts
UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
UPI, United Press International
Urtel, your telegram
USAID, United States Agency for International Development Mission (in Vietnam)
USG, United States Government
USIA, United States Information Agency
USOM, United States Operations Mission
USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USUN, United States Mission to the United Nations
VC, Viet Cong
VIP, very important person
VIS, Vietnamese Information Service
VN, Vietnam; Vietnam Working Group, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State
VNAF, (South) Vietnamese Air Force
VNCC, Vietnam Coordinating Committee
VNQDD, Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (Vietnamese Nationalist Party)
VP, Vice President
WAC, Women's Army Corps
WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
WH, White House
X, code name for Mai Van Bo
XYZ, code name for unofficial U.S. contacts with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam through Mai Van Bo
Y, code name for Paul Sturm in the XYZ contacts
Z, Zulu or Greenwich Mean Time
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