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a D*CID:388L053 o ffi a o (U) GTIIDE TO HISTORICA,L CRYPTOIOGIC ACROI\TYMS AND o ABBREVIATIONS, r94o- 198o o o o I. (tD Introduction o (U) The purpose of this working aid is to assist personnel in identifiing acronyrns, abbreviations, special o
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markings, and certain covernames which may be found in historical cryptologic-related records such as memoranda, messages, reports, shrdies, and plans. Many of these orpressions were second nafirre to the originators and drafters of the material, and often they would not include their erpansion in the texts, even on the first occumence. With the decreasing number of personnel performing records management, archives, history, and declassification functions who lack furect experience in cryptologic events prior to r97o, it is increasingly necessary to provide them such workings aids as this glossary (U/FOUO) With the publication of Executive Order P958, mandating a dmlassification review of all classified records twenty-five years or older, the number of personnel and conbactors involved in the processing of cryptologic remrds has grown dramatieally over the last several yearc. The audience for this publication includes, but is not limited to, personnel performing the following activities or assigned to concerned workcenters: declassification services, records management, archives selices, history, policy, public affairs,Iegislative affairs, the Office of the C'eneral Counsel, Freedom of Information Act, and Operations and tnformation Assurance Dircctorates rvho neview relevant material in support of all the previously listed activities.

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(U/Fgge) ftis glossary can also be of use to researchers from federal departments, agencies, and commissions with the appropriate clearances. Within NSA this glossary can support candidates for the MSSI program, professionalization, managerial, Ieadership, intern, and military cryptologic skills development programs.
{ffsr}This glossary contains the following types of terms: acronyms, abbreviations, general equipment designator-series (mostly COMSEC), organizational designators, general descriptions of SIGINT activity designator series, and some relevant covernames. These terms cover all aspects of the cryptologic and information security prooesses- Most of the terms included in this glossary are cryrptologic, although a large number of terms relating to the intelligence and defense communities, which often occur in the cryrptologic context, are included as well.

{#sl}The time span for this glossary eneompasses the period from World War II to the early l98os. There is some overlap in that a number of terms which originated earlier, such as during World War I, werc still in use, or being referenced, during the 1940s and 195Os. Some of the terms in this glossary continued to be used well into
contemporary times. Also, many abbreviations and acronyms developed alternate meanings which would be accepted by the cryptologic community. These alternate meanings have been included. In many cases, it is not a matter of "correstness" as it is one of appropriateness or cuntext.

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(U//FOUO) Despite the number of sources and knowledgeable people who checked the accuracy of the abbreviations and acronyms in this guide, it is inevitable that additional entries and corrections to the curtent listine will occur. This is an integral part ofthe historiographic process. All readers ane encouraged to send such and additions to the Center for Crlptologic History, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, "hans-e, MD, Suite

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o o DffifrID; 3ffiffiItr53 ilHT'O(1 o o II. Sources and Other References o o GtEtlA number of previously published working aids and glossaries were used in dweloping this glossary of historical cryptologic terms. Many of these airls contained tenns of non-cryptologic nahrre. The list includes o the following: o o l. T54 Internal Working Aid No. 5A. Post WW-[ Selected Abbreviations and Acronyrns in Crl,ptologic Records Alphabetic Listing. 29 April t98S o o 2. M6r Working Aid No. 5. Abbreviations and Acronyms Found in Historical Archiwl Holdings Since 194o. o 31July 1980 o 3. National Foreign Intelligence Board. Glossary of Intelligence Terms and Definitions. lS June 1978. NFIB o No.2{ r/18 o o 4. United States Communications Security Board. Glossary of Communications Terms and Emanations Security Terms. October 1974. USCSB 2-17 o o 5. NSA/CSS Pl Informal No. Abbreviations andAcronlansWorking Aid. December 1988. 5-231,285 a a 6. Iambros D. Callimahos and Harold J. Stukey. Basic Cryptologic Glossary. June NSA Pl, 5-194,760 o NSA Office of Training. Basic Cryptologic Glossary. October 1955 o
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NsA/css. Glossary of Telecommunications Terminolory. t November t9g4 SIGINI Collection Terminolory. r August 19g6 Tlaf6cAnalyicTerminolory. tO February r9g9

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10. NSA/CSS. Glossaryof

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NSA/CSS. TO2 Glossary of Telecommunieations and Computer Pmcessing.4 June 1979

12. Headquarters, Army Security Agency. Army-Navy Descriptive Dictionary of Cryrytologic Terms (Including Foreign Terms). February 1947 Ohis glossary also contains cr5ptologic terms from French, German, Japanese

ftana), Italian, Porhrguese, Spanish, and Swedish.)

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ABNCP

NSA organizational element responsible for Soviet and European Communist COMINT

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Digital post
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Airborne Command

AAF
AAGP ACDA ACOM ACRP

ArmyAir

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DisarmamentAgency counry

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AgencyAnonymity Guidelines and Arms Control &

Asian Communist (NSA organizational element responsible for Asian Communist tarBets, 1956 - 1961)

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Airborne Communications/CrJrptologic Reconnaissance Airborne

Plafform

ACS ADPL ADPR

ADVON
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COMINTSystem
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ACOUSTINT

Acoustical Intelligence (sometimes referred to as ACINT in

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Assistant Director, NSA, for policy and Assistant Director, NSd for plans and

Liaison Resources
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Advanced Echelon, C,entral Bureau Brisbane (SSAat Hollandia

Armed Forces C,ommunications Intelligence Advisory

AFCIB

Arrred Forces Communications Intelligence

Armed Forces

Board

AFSA
AFSAC

Securityfuency (forrnerlyAFclAc)
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Armed Forces securityAgenrycouncil

AFSS AIC

Air Force SecurityService (also

American Intelligence Command, Miami, FL,

AIC AIF Page4

Ausralian Intelligence Corps (Radio Intelligence Division,

Allied Intelligence Forces

CBB)

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Anti-jam
Automated Message Processing System

A}-ICCLC AI.TCIB

Army-Nary Cross-Cribbing Liaison Committee Army-Nary Communications Intelligence Board

Army-Navy Cipher Machine (Subcommittee of ANCRECC)

ANICIM AhICICC AI{CPRO

lrmed iorces Intelligence Coordinating Committee

Army-Navy Committbe for Procurement Army-Navy Cryptanalytic Research and Development (WWII)

A}ICRAD

AI{CRADC Army-Navy Cryptanalytic R&D Committee of ATICRAD AI{CRECC Army-Navy Cryptographic Equipment Coordinating Committee

A}IMCC
AI{PI{]UK ARDC

Alternate National Military Command Center Anny-Navy Ciphony & Ciphax Subcommittee of AI.ICRECC

Army Research and Development Council (dsAjoined int947)

Airborne Reconnaissance/Radio Direction Finding Airborne Relay Facility
Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship Advanced Research Projects Agency 0ater DARPA, or Defense Advance Research projects Agency)

ARDF

AItF
ARIS ARPA

ATSA

Army Securiff Agency (also US.{SA) Army Security Technical Committee (ASa R&D, post-wwll) Australian Special Wireless Group Atlied Translator and Interpreter Section

ASTC

ASWG

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ALITODIN Automatic Digital Network AUTOSEVOCOM Autornatic Secure Voice Communications Network B
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NSA production element responsible for Far F'ast communications targets

BAY
BCOR

Report series in WWII from German and Japanese diplomatic and military attach6 intercept

Bimonthly CrS,ptologic Operations Report

BFO

Beit Frequency Oscillator

Background Investigation

BI
BIC
BJ

Battlefield Information Center

GCSCS decrypts of diplomatic messages.Referred to as "Blue Jaeket" or "Black Jumbo."

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BRUSA

British Liaison Office Literally Britain-usA( Anglo-American coMINT fureement. Replaced by uI(USA)

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NSA Production element responsible for computer support Report series (uLTRA) for Generals Marshall, strong, Bissell, and clarke Command and Control (also C2)

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CBrC

CCEIC

command, control and communications (also cg)

Command, Control, communications and Intelligence Cryptanalysis (also C/A)

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C3I
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Cornputer-Assisted/Aided Design

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CADS

Collective Address Indicators

CAM

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Computer Assisted/Aided Manufactue

CAROT
CAS CB

Centralized Automatic Reporting on Trunks

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Controlled American Source Communications Branch, Ottawa, Canada (WWU)

chesapeake Beach furnex - Nava] Research Iaboratory Central Bureau Brisbane

CBA
CBB

CBI CBLO
CBNRC CBO CBR CBSI,O CCB CCB
CCC CCCC

China-Burma-India Theater (WWII)

Central Bureau Liaison Office (Australia)

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Communications Board, National Research Council (Canada) Communications Branch, Ottawa

Chemical, Biologieal, Radiolo$cat

Communieations Branch, (ottawa) Senior Liaison officer Configuration Control Board

Combined Communications Board

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Code and cipher Committee (of the JCBXUS/UK

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Combined Code and Cipher Committee Consolidated Crlrptologtc

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CCCF CCD CCF

mmunications Activity, Fran}frrrt (Germany)

Communications Control Division (Hq Army Air Forces WWII)

Chinese Communist Forces

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Controlled COMSEC Item (handling Caveat)

International Radio ConsuJtative Committee

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Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone

CombinedCipherMachine(s)
Management Statistical Reports

CCMSR COMINT Collection

CCO CCP CCPC CCS CCSC CCU C&D CDAA

Controlled Collection Objectives

Consolidated Cryptologic Program

Critical Collection Problems Committee (USIB and Director, Central Intelligence)

Coiirbined Chiefs of Staff
Code and Cipher Subcommittee (of the JCB)

Common Control Unit

Coverand Deception Circularly Disposed furtenna Array

Support Group

CDAASG Circularly DisposedAntenna Array

CDC CDIP CDMA

CENTAG

Computer-Control Data Corporation consolidated Defense Intelligence Program

Code Division Multiple Access

Cenhal Army Group

CBOI CEP
CERTS
CHICOM

Communications Electronics Operating Instruetions Circular Error of Probability

Consolidated Electronics Reconnaissance Tactical System
Chinese Communist (PRC) Chinese Nationalist (Taiwan) Code Instruction (WWII)

CHINAT

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Central Intelligence Agency

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CIA CIACG CIB CIC CIC

CICFOR

Central IntelligenceAuthority China Intelligence Activities Coordinating Group Communications Information Bulletin

Counter-Intelligence Corps
Canadian Intelligence Corps (for Signals) Combat Intelligence Center, Forward

CIG

Comriunications ldentification Guide

CINCPOA Commander in Chief, Paeific Ocean Area

CIP CIP CIP CIP ifn CISR CISR CIO CMA CMCS CNO COC COF COINS

Central Intelligence Plan Consolidated Intelligence Program

Communications Improvement plan Communications Information Product

Cryptologic Information Report Center for Information Systems Research

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CommunicationslntelligenceSecurityRegulations Coordinator of Joint Operations

Collection ManagementAuthority
COMSEC Material Control Sptem

Chief of Naval Operations Collection Operations C.enter Central Operating Facility

Community Online Information S)rstem

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COMIRH( Committee on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation COMJAM CommunicationsJamming
COMNAVPAR COMPUSEC Cornbined Naval party

Computer Security

COMSEC Communications Security

CONSIDO Consolidated Special Information Dissemination

CONUS
COP

Continental United States

Combined Operations (Group) (U.S./U.K.)

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Collection Objectives, Priorities and Evaluation System

NSA Office of Collection and Signats turalysis (1959-61) Chief of staff to supreme Allied commander

COSA cossAc
COTR
CPB CRB CRB CRC CRC

Conhacting Officer Technical Representative

Clpher Policy Board (U.K, WWII)

Communications Reconnaissance Battalion (dSA)
Central Radio Bureau (U.K.-U.S., WWII)

Communications Research Company (A,SA) Communications Research Committee (Canada, later CBNRC)
NSA office of central Refercnce (1956-61). Iater changed to central Reference.

CREF CRBI
CRG

Capitol Radio Engineering Institut Communications Reconnaissance Group (ASA) Critical Intelligence

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CRITIC

(bx3)-P.L 86-36

CRITICOMM

critical Intelligence communications system

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Cryrptologic Reference

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CUSD(S CX/MSS

Combined Security Committee (of CSB)

CommunicationsSupplementarydetachmentAlloat
C,ombined Search and Development Party

Communications Security Establishment (Canada, 1978 onwards) Communications Security Flight (AFSS)
Cryptologic Support Group Ctrief of Staff Group, tntelligence Division Central Signals Intelligence Deparhrent (WWU Japanese Army COMINT Organization)

Current SIGINT Operations Center (reOOy

Composite Signals Organization Station

Communications Security Publication Cryptographic Security policy Board

(WMI)

Communications Security Squadron (AFSS)

Central Security Senices (tSZz) Core Storage Unit Common User Digital Information Exchange subsystem

CX=Enigma, MSS=Most Secret Source (Caveat for Ultra decryptions and translations)

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Department of the Army

Dinector (NSA) Advisory Group for ELINT (and special) Reconnaissance

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DAMA DAG DCA DCI DCI DCID DCPG DCS

DCS

Demanil Assigned Multiple Access

DSSCS Address Group

Defense CommunicationsAgency

Director of Central Intelligence Directorate of Current Intelligence (DIA) Director of Central Intelligence Directive
Defense Communications Planning Group Defense Communications System

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Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics

DDA DDC DDC DDF DDF DDI DDO DDP DDPP DDPR
DDR&E

Deputy Director for Administration Director, Defense Communications Deputy Director, COMSEC CNSA) Deputy Director for Field Management and Evaluation (NSA) Digital Decommuting Facility (telemetry processing, 1961) Delivery Distribution Indicator Deputy Director for Operations (NSA) Delivery Distribution Point Deputy Director for Plans and Poliry NSA) Deputy Director for Prograrns and Resources (NSA) Director of Defense Research and Engineering CNSAI

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Deputy Chief, Cenbal Security Service/Deputy Director, NSA, for Field Management

DEFCON DefenseReadinessCondition
DEFSMAC Defense Special Missile &Astronautics Center

DES DFAC DFDC DFSA DIA

DIA/SSO

Data Encqption Standard

Direction Finding Activity Center Direction Finding Data Communications

DirectionFindingSupportActivity
Defense Intelligence Agency Defense IntelligenceAgency,special Security Office Defense Intelligence Agency On-line System Defense Intelligence Estimate

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DIAOLS

DIE

DIRNSA Director,Nationalsecurityfuency

DIS DIS DNC

DNcscc

Director General, Intelligence Security (Canadian Armed Foroes)

Defense Investigative Service

Director, Naval Communications

DirectorNaval communications securitycoordinatingcommittee

Director National Defense (Canada) Director Naval Intelligence Deparknent of Defense
Defense Reconnaissanae Support Defense Science Board Defence Signals Branch (Aushatia)

DND DNI DOD DRSP DSB DSB DSCS

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Defence Signals Division (Ausbalia)

Direct Support Element

Deep Space Instrumentation Facility Defense Support Program (satellite-related) Defense Special Security Communications System

DSU DSU
DTACCS

Digital Storage Unit Direct Support Unit Director, Telecommunications, and C,ommand and Control Systems Date-Time Group Discrimination Unit (Canada, preceded CBNRC) Discrimination Unit's Examination Unit Daily Unit Resource Management Information Summary (AFSS)

DTG DU DU-EU
DURMIS

EAG EAIVI EAIVI EAR

ECASA

EUNTAdvisory Group
Electrieal Accounting Machine Emergency Action Message

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ELINT Activity Report

European command, Army security Asency Enciphered Communications Collection Facility

ECCF ECM ECM ECP ECPC

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Electronic Countermeasurqs
Extended Core Memory

Engineering Charge proposal

Enciphered communications problem Center

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EMCON
Environmental Collection and Retrieval Intercept Environmental Collection and Signals Recovery (Wideband)
East Coast Telecommunications Center (Ft. Defiick, MD)

Error Detection and Correction

Electronic Data Processing

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Essential Elements of Information/ Intelligence EUCOM Dectronic Intelligence Center

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Enemy Equipment Intelligence Service (U.S. War Department, Signal Corps) Encrypted for Transmission Only Economic Intelligence Committee (of DCI)

ELINT Intercept Report

Effective Isotrropic Radiated Power

Electronic Intelligence Electronic Security

ELINT Technical Extracts

Electromagnetic Capability
Emissions Control

EMI EJVIP EMR EMR

EMSEC

Electromagnetic Interference
Electromagrretic pulse

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Electromagnetic Radiation
F,xploitable Message Report

Emanations Security

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Electronic/Elll.tT Order of Battle

Electro.Optical Intercept Set (1970s)
End of Une End of Message

EndofText
ELINT Parameters Limits/Listing
Requirements and Capabilities Management System (NSA/DIA)

ERCMS ELiifI

ERG ERP ESC ESI ESM ESP ESS ETO

ETOUSA

ELINT RDT&E (C,oordination) Group

Eleclr,omagnetic Reception Panel (NSA Scientific Advisory Board, 1970 onwards)

Electronic Security Command (t978, formerlyAFSS)

Especially Sensitive Information

Electronic Warfare Support Measures External Signal parameters Electronic Switching System

EuropeanTheaterofOperations(WWI)
European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army European Defense Analysis Centier

ELIDAC

EW EW
EXCOM

EarlyWarning (l94os onward)

Elechonic Warfare (tSSOs onward)
Executive Committee of the National Security Council

EXPERT

Exploitation Evaluation and ReviewTechnique (1968 onwards)

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Field Analysis and Data System

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FANX FBI FBIB FBIS FCC FCC FCI FCR FDC FDC FDD FDMA FDS FDX FEAF FEBA FECB FIAB FIPS FIS FISA FISINT
FLIR^S

Friendship (Airport) Annex

Federal Bureauoflnvestigation

ForeignBroadcastandlnforrrationBureau
Forergn Broadcast and Information Service

Federal Communications Commission

Flight Coordination Center Foreigricounterintelligence

Foreign Cryptologic Report FiIe Direction Center

File Data Control

File Data Descriptor Frequency DMsion Multiple Access File Data Structure

Full Duplex
Far East Air Force

Forward Edge Battle Area

Far East combined Bureau

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LJ.K. lu.S.1AUS)

Foreign Intelligenee Advisory Board Federal Information Processing Standard Foreign Instrumentation Signals Foreign Intelligence surveillance Act Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence

Forward Looking Infrared System

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FMSAC

Foreign Military Intelligence Review Cornmittee Foreign Missile and Space Activity Center I.lorway, COMINT Organization CVWWI)

FO-II
FOBS FOC

Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Flight Operations Center

Frequencies of Interest Freedom of Infonnation Act Foreign Material (Intelligence)

FOI FOIA
FORIVIAT

FORTRAI.I Formula Translator

FOS FOSIC Faciliqv Table for On-line Scan (1968)

Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center Fleet ocean surveillance Information Facility

FOSIF

(nxr ) (bx3)-P L uu-Q

FRUCHT

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Fleet Radio Unit China Fleet Radio Unit, Eastern Fleet (Covername for HMS Anderson) Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific Field Technical Authority Field Training Exercise

FRIIEF FRI,]MEL
FRUPAC
T'TA

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F"t.]SAG

First [J.S. Army Group

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Group (message) as Transmitted

Government Code and Cipher School (U.K.)

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Government Communications Headquarters, London

(bx1) (bx3)-P GDIP GDPE
GENS

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General Defense Intelligence Program

Gruund Data Processing Equipment

NSA Office of General Shrdies (Soviet and European Communist)

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Governrnent Furnished Equipment C'eneral Indicator Ust

GIL
GLO

Ground Liaison Officer

Guided Missile and Astronautics Intelligence Committee

GMAIC GMF
GMFSC

Ground Mobile Forces Ground Mobile Forces Satellite Commurucations

(b) (1) (b) (3)-P.L. B6-36

GOT
GPS GPSCS GSO

Gulf of Tonkin
Global Positioning Satellite/System
Gene ral-

Purpose satellite communications system

General Search Operation General Support Unit(s) General Terminal Subsystem

GSU GTSS

H
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Hard Copy Only High Frequency

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High Frequeney Direction Finding

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence German Army Signal Tables

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HULTEC Hull-to-Emitter

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HUMINT

Human Intelligence
Covename for U.S. Navy Cryptologic Center, Hawaii

HY"O

I&W IAB IAC LATS IBT IC ICAC ICD Ifi ICRS

IDA/CRD

IndicationsandWaming
IntelligenceAdvisory Board 6NSC)
Intelligence Advisory Council/Committee

Improved AG22 Terminal System India-BurmaTheater (Follow-on to CBI) Intelligence Community International Conrmon Access Communications

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Imitative Communications Deception

Interagency Committee on Intelligence

ImageryCollectir:nRequirementsSubcommittee Institute for Defense Analysis/Communications Research Division (Princeton, NO

IDDF IDEW IDHSC IDP IEC

lntemal Data Distribution Facility

Intelligence Data Exchange, Washington

Internal Data Handling System Communications Intercept Deployment Plan

Intelligence Evaluation Committee

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ILO IISP IMP INSBV INR l/O IOB IOC IOIC IPB IPF IRAC IRF IRIS
Imitative Electronic Deception IntelligenceGuidanceCOMINTProgram/Plan
Intelligence Guidance Subcommittee (of USIB)

Intelligence/Information Handling Committee

Inventory of (Intelligence) Community Information Handling Sptem Inspection & Indoctrination Committee of CSB Integrated Intercept Deployment Plan Intercept lnstallation Deployment Plan

International Commercial (Communications)

Intelligence I iaison Office(er) [ntegrated Logistics Support PIan Interface Message Processor

Interim Narrowband Secure Voice

Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Department of State)

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Input/Output
Intelligence Oversight Board

Initial Operation Capability

Integrated Operational tntelligence Center lntercept Priorities Board Integrated Processing Facility Intetligence Resources Advisory Committee Intermediate Relay Facility

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Range Instrumentation Ships

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Interseruice Radio Propagation laboratory

Intersewice C;ommunications Board

Intelligence Support and Indications Center Intercepts of German Abwehr ENIGMA traffic

Industrial Security Manual

Decrypts of Manual Abwehr message traffic

ISOSICLE Decrypts of German Secret Service (SD) hand cipher

ISS
ISTLTN

Integrated SystemsSupport Decrypts of Abwehr messeges passed on T\rnny

ITA^SS

Interim/IntegratedTowedArraySurveillanceSystem
Intercept Tasking Data Base

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ITDB ITFS ITSC I1VIN IWO

Intemational Trade and Finance Summary(ies) International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium Intelligence & Waming Information Network
Intelligence Watch Office(r)

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JAC JAEIC JAEP

JANAP

(bx1) (bx3)-50 usc (bx3)-P L. 86- J.'O

Japanese Army Communications

JointAtomic EnerryIntelligence Commiftee (of USIB)

Joint AUTOSEVOCOM Evaluation project

JointArmy-Navy-AirForcePublications Joint Communications Board (Ihis was WCB,I,CC, and tCB in 1942)
a combined U.K.-U.S-A,. group which included the

JCB JCB
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JointcommunicationsBoard(oftheu.s.chiefsofstaff,

tg42-tg4g)

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O O O JCC JCCC JCEC JCI JCL JCS JCSAI{ JDU JESG JEWC JIB JIC JICA JICG
JICPOA
Joint (Army-Navy) Communieations Center Joint
Codes and Ciphers Committee

Joint Communications and Electrpnics Committee Joint Communications Instructions JobControl Ianguage

JointCfriefsofStaff
Joint Chiefs of StaffAlert Network Joint Discrimination Unit (Canada) Joint ELTNT Study croup (1961) Joint Electronic Warfare Center Joint Intelligence Board Joint Intelligence Committee/Center Joint Intelligence Collection Agency Joint Intercept Control Group (of the CIO) Joint Intelligence Center, pacific Ocean Area Joint Intelligence Group Joint Interdeparhnental Intelligence Conferene Joint Intelligence tndications Committee Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency Joint Indications Research Network (r97r) Joint Intelligence Study publishing Board Joint Liaison Group (of the CIO)

JIG JIIC JIIC JIOA JIRN JISPB JLG

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IAU'UUMIN I,,X'I

JMIA
JPAG

Joint Material Intelligence Agency (of JIC)

Joint Processing Allocation Group (of the CIO)

Joint Perrnanent Natio nal
C-om

JPI{T
JPRP JRC

mittee

fo

r Tele communications

Joint Peaeetime Reconnaissance Program Joint Reconnaissance Center

Job Request language

JRL
JRSC JSC JSCP

Jani Resistant Secure Communications Joint Security Control

Joint Security and Cryptographic Panel (of JCBC)

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(b) (1) (b) (3)-P.L.
B

6-

JSPEG

Joint Service Profonna Exploitation Group

Joint Technical Intelligence Sub-committee (of JCEC)

JTIS

K
K**
Designator for U.S. eryrptographic rystems. Can be bi- oi triliteral designator (e.g., KW-8, KOI18, or KAK-{ooO series) Often preceded by TSEC or U.S. Keyboard Automatic Morse
Key Evaluation Process Key Indigenous Pemonnel Key Intelligence Question(s)

KAIVI

KEP

KIP KIQ

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KL
KORCOM I(SR
KIArIC

Kleiglight
Korean Communist Ifuyboard Send Receive Keyword in Context

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Keyword out of Context

I-ASIITT

I aser Intelligence

LCB LCC LDX LEC LOB

[ondon Communications Board Iondon Communications Committee

Iong Distance Xerography

Atlantic EUNT Center fNorfolk, VA)
Line of Bearing
Canada-United States (NSA Liaison at Ottawa)

LOCUS ' Li*iron Office,

LOP LOS LRAPP LRIP L"SI LSIB

Line of Position Line of Sight

Long Range Acorutic Propagation Program/Project l,ong-range Intercept Program

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large-Scale Integration London Signals Board London Signals Intelligence Oenter (successor to GCCS and predecessor to GCHe)
Lowest Usable Frequency

ISIC LUF

IvtAcv MAD MAG

IUAGIS

Military Advisory command, vietnam

Magnetic Anomaly Detection

Marine Air Group (voice Comms with

A*SA

units)

Marine Air-Ground Intelligence system

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"MrS"" intelligence given to USSR during WWII by U.S.

Military AfEliate ftadio System
Microwave Amplification Signature Data Requirements flaser/optical Freguency SIGINT

collection, 197os)
I\,I^{SINT M,dSS IITAT

Measurement and Signature Intelligence Manager and Schedulerfor On-line Scan

Mission Assignment Table

MBFR MBO
MCC MCSF

Mutual Balance of Foroes Reduction

Management by Objectives Replaced "C"-series lJltra

Mobile Cryptologic Support Facility Mobile Communications Unite

(bx1) (bx3)-P

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MCU

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MEDTNT MEECN METS MFS MGS

Medical Intelligence

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Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network

Master Encrllpted Transmission System

Major Fixed Station(s)

Mission Ground Station

MIBARS

Military Intelligence Battalion Air Reconnaissance Support Detachment

Management Information FiJes

MIF MID

Military Intelligence Division

Meacodrg, Inbrrsion, Jammirg, and Interference Military Standard
Master Intercept Plan

MIJI
MIISTD
MIP

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System Service Messages

MMPS MOA

MEDCN Message

Sptem

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Memorandum of Agreement

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MODEM

Modulator-Demodulator
Memorandum of Understanding Manpower and personnel Assignment Document (US$SS)
Message Processing System

MOU MPAD MPS MRF MS MSAP MSD MSIC MSS

MSTE MTBF MTI

Mobile RelayFacility

Monitoring Station designator (WWII) (e.g., MS-l, Vint HiU Farms Station, VA) Multiple Satellite Augmentation program
Morse Search and development Melbourne Signal Intelligence Center (DSB) Moored Surveillance System Maintenance, support and Test Equipment
Mean

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fime Between Failure

Moving Target Indicator

Theater

MTOUSA Mediterranean

of operations (wml)

MUCEIS

Multiposition Communications Emitterlocation System

Mzurimum Usable Frequency

MUF MUSIC

Multi-rrcer special Intelligence center

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MUJSO
Manual of U.S. SIGINT Operations (preceded USSID)

MIIX

Multiplex

NAC

Naval CommunicationsAnnex

(WffiI)

NACSEM NationalCOMSEC/EMsEClnformationMemorandum

NACSI NAS

National COMSEC Instruction

Naval Air Station Naval SecurityGroup

NAVSECGRU NAvcoMPARs

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NavalcommunicationprocessingandRoutingsystem

NB NBS
NCEUR

Narrowband National Bureau of Standards National Security fuency/Central Security Service, Europe

Nclcc NgP
NCPAC

Navalcommunicationslntelligencecoordinatingcommittee
National COMSEC Plan National security Agency/central seeurity service, pacific

NcR
NcRMcc

NationalsecurityAgency/centralsecurityserviceRepresentative
National censorship Readiness Measures coordinatingcommittee National Communications System National Cryptologic School (1965)
Naval communications station cNebraskaAve., washington, D.c.) Naval Command Support Center NSA/CSS Tectrnical representative Air Force ElectronicWarfare Center

NCS NCS NCs NCSC

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NCfAFEWC NDCD

(NSA/CSS) Non-current Document Central Depository

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3BB1,E3

NDRC
NEACP

National Defense Research Council (WmD National EmergencyAirborne Command Post

Naval ELINTAnalysisTool Covername for Washington center for OP-2o-G (AIso known as

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NEAT
NEGAT

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"N')

NFAC NFI NFIB NFIC NFIC NFOIO NFIP NIA NIC

National ForeignAssessmentCenter National Foreign Intelligence

Nation.al Foreign Intelligence Board

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National Foreign Intelligence Committee National Foreign Intelligence Council

Naval Field Operation Intelligence Office

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National Foreign Intelligence Program National IntelligenceAuthority National Indications Center

Research and Development C.ommittee

NICSRAD National Integrated Communications Security

NIDN NIE NIPE NIPS

NIPSSA

Naval Intelligence Data Network

National Intelligence Estimate National Intelligence programs Evaluation -- -o--------o-----Naval Intelligence Processing System Naval Intelligence Processing grstems SupportAuthority

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o
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NIRB NISC NTrc NMCC

National Intelligence Resources Board

Naval Intelligence Support Center

National Intelligence Tasking C-enter National Military Command Center

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NMCS NOG NOSIC

National Military Command System

NSA Pacific Operations Group Naval Ocean Surveillance Information Center

NOMIS NationalOn-lineMulti-userlnteractiveSecureSystem
NoRAD NorthAmericanAirDefensec,ommand

th) (1)

(bl{3)-p'1"

85-36

NPIC

NationalPhotographiclnterpretationCenter

NPT NRO NRSC NRV

NSAAL
NSAEUR

Naval Telecommunications Publications

National Reconnaissance Of,fice Naval Reconnaissance and Technical Support

NSA/CSS Representative, Vietnam

National Security Agency, Alaska

lrTational security Agency, Europe

NSAFE

National Security Agency, Far East National security Action Memorandum

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NSAIvI

NSA,SAB National Security Agercy, Scientific Advisory Board

NSC NSCIC NSCID NSDR NSE NSG NSHQ

National Security Council National Security Council Intelligence Committee (tg74) National Security Council Intelligence Directive
NSA Signals Detachrnent Report (serialo .g., NSDR-t-TS)

National SIGINT Establishment

l.iaval Security Group

(canada) Naval security Headquarters, ottawa

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NSOC NSOC Resources

1948)

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NSR^S

National SIGINT Requirements System Naval Security Station

Naval Tactical Data System Naval Technical Intelligence Center

NSS

NTDS

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NTIC
hITPC

National Technical Processing Center

Naval Tactical Reconnaissance System

NTRS

l-IUCINT

Nuclear Intelligence
(b ) (1) (b) (3)-P.L. B6-36

o
OACSI

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office of Assistant chief of staff, Intenigence

Optical Character Reader
Over-the-Horizo n Detection (radar)

OCR

OHD

OIsP
ONI oP-20
oP-20-G
OPCON

Operational Iogistics Support plan

Office of Naval Intelligence

Director of Naval Communications

Naval Security Group

Operational Control Operational Intelligen ce Operational Communications

OPIt*TlI,L
OPSCOMM

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OPTINT
Operational SiCnal OpticallntelligenceOaser) Operational Readiness Demonstration
Of6ce of the Secretary of Defense Ocean Surveillance Information System

ORD OSD O$S OSS OTP OTP OTT

Office of Strategic Senrices Office of Telecommunications policy

One-time pad One-time tape

PA PAD
PARPRO

Pulse Amplitude

Program Action Directive (US$SS)

Peacetime Aerial Reconnaissance program

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PC PCM PDM PEC PECM PERT PFIAB PGR PI PIRAZ

Problem Center(s)
Pulse Code Modulation

Pulse Duration Modulation Pacific (Command) EUNT Center

Passive Electronic Countermeasures (e.g., Chatr)

Program Evaluation Review Technique

President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

hrlse Group Repetition

Photographic Interpretation Positive Identification and Radar Advisory Znne

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o Dffif,Itr; 3ffi#1"fifr3_ o o o P[d, Plain language Address o o Lncked Oscillator o PNIO ority/ Primary National ntelligence ective o o (lntercept) Position Effectiveness Reports
PLO Phase
Pri
I

obj

POEREPS PRR
PR*S

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Ptrlse repetition Rate

,*uo6o-Random Sequence
Purchase Request Worksheet
Phase Shift Keying

PRW
PSK

(b) (1) (b) (3)-P.L. B6-36

PTSS

Production Terminal Subsystem

Protected Wireline Distribution System

PWDS

a
QAM
QPSK QPSK QRC

Quadrature Amplitude Modulated(ion) Quadriphase Phase-shifted Keyed (Satellite communications Modems)

Quaternary Phase Shift Keyrng Quick Reaction Capability

Quick Intercept Capability

QUIC

R
RADE RAGFOR RAM
RASF RATS

NSA office of Radio Equipment Development (tgs6-lg6t) Radio Analysis Group, Forward (area) Rapid tualyhc Machine (WWII) Royal Australian Signal Facility (Command at Brisbane, Australia) Random Access Time Slots

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Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (Intercept) Remote Collection Facility Remote Control facility State Department, Of,fice of Intelligence Resources; changed tgSo to RIE Offiee of Cument Intelligence Indications (State Department, 1962)
Research Development Board

RCF RCF RCI

RCI RDB RDJTF

RDSS

Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force

Rapidly Deployable Surveillance System (COMSEC)

ReseareJr, Development, Test, and Evaluation

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(b)(r) 1u1a;e u e{ o
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RDT&E

RFI RFI
RFP RFP

Radio Frequency Interference

Request for Information

Radio Fingerprinting Request for Proposal Radio Group Mobile (US$SS)

RGM

RI
RIC RIE
RTP

Routing Indicator Retrieval Intercept Center

State Department

ffice

of Intelligence Resources

Register(ed) Intelligence Publications (USN1 Radio Intelligence Section/Serviee Remote Key Setting Russian order of Battle based on German Decrlpts Remote Operations Facility

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RIS RKS ROB

(Wm)

ROF

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SBBL

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ROFA RPS RPV RRFS RSE RSM RSM RSS RSS

Remote Operations Facility, Airborne Registered Publications System (USN) Remotely Piloted Vehicle Radio Research Field Station (USASA)
State Department, OfEce of Soviet Intelligence

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Rapid Search Machine (WWII) Radio Squadron Mobile Radio Security Squadron (USAFSS)
l

Radio Security Service (U.K, WWII)

System

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RTA.SS Remote Tactical Airborne SIG.INT

t o t

R\[\TAF

Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Covernarne for early remote access computer system

RLE

SAC SAC
SACCS
SACSEA
SADPPO

Senate Appropriations Committee

Strategic Air Command

SAC Automated Command and Control System

Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia

Senior Automatic Data Processing OfEcer/ Official Strategic Arms Umitation Treaty Symbolic Assembly language Translator
System Acquisition Manager Space and Missile Systems Organization Special Activity Office(r)

SALT SAtr SAI\{

SAMSO

(tg6l)

(US$)

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SAO

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SAP SAP SARS SATIN SB SBA SCA SCAB SCAG
SCAMP

ffi

SptemAcquisitions Plan/prcgram
Signal tuialysis Position

Station Audio Routing Subsystem

SAC

AutomaticTotal Information Network

Special Branch (G-2, War Dept., Sovereigrr BaseArea Service CryptologieAgency

WWI)

SpecialCryptologicAdvisoryBoard
Special CryptologicAdvisory Group (Board)

SummerCampusAdvanceMathematicshogram
System Configuration Control Management System Conceptual Design Review Service Cryptologic Element(s) Srgnal Corps Engineering Uaison

SCCM SCDR SCE SCEL SCG SCI SCON SCP SCPC SCT SCT SCTC SDP

o a o o o o o o o o o o o o o o a o o o o o
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Special Communieations Group (US$SS Unit) Sensitive Compartmented Information/Intelligence

Scan On-line System Coordinating paper Service Cipher policyCommittee (of

ISIB)

Satellite CommunicationsTerminal

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SingleChannelTtansponder
Signal CorpsTechnical Committee (with SSA) System Development program/project

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o Dffif,ID; 3ffiffiLffn3 o o a SDS Satellite Data o o SEA Asia o SEAC Southeast Asia Command o a SEACASC Asia Crlptologic Army Support Concept a SECOF Soviet/Eurcom Collection operations Facility o o SECOM Security Committee (of the DCI) o o o SEDSCAF Standard BLINT Data & Formats o SEE Signal Exploitation Enclosure o
System Southeast
Cfnnnrn)

Southeast

(bx1) (bx3)-P

86-36

System Codes

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SEE SEI SEIS

SBIIOR

Departrrent of State Office of Analysis for Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Specific Emitter Identification (EIJITTI) Signal Evaluation and Identification Sptem Ship Emitter Iocation Report(s)

SESP
SEIilAIIT

Specid Electronics Search Projects CWWID

Signals Exploitation Tactical Net

SG SGT
SHAPE SHARS

SecurityGroup (US$SSIINiI)
Satellite GroundTerminal Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (post-WMI) Signal Handling and ecording System Special lntelligenee

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SI SIAM SICR SID

StaffInformationandMonitoring
SpeciallntelligenceCollectionRequirements
Defense Intelligence Service (Italy,

WWII)

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SIG-I
SIGAD

Senior Interagency Group (NSC)

(bx1) (bx3)-P

L 86-36

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SIGINT Activity Designator

Signals Intelligence

SIGINT

SIGINTCOMM SIGSEC
SIM
SIOP SIPG
SIPP

signalslntelligencecommunicationssystem(pre-cRITICoMM)

Signals Security Shipborne Intercept Module Single Integrated Operational Plan Section Intercept Priorities Group Special [ntercept Problems Pane] (WWII)

SIRE

SIGINT Requirements Database SIGINT Requirements Validation and Evaluation Committee

Signal Intelligence Service (OCSIGO, tg2g-1942) Signals Intelligence'system
Secret Intelligence Senrice

SIR\DS
$S
SM
SIS

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a o o o o o o o o o a o o a o o o o o
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(MI-6)

srr
SI,AR

Special Intercept Technique

Side-looking Airborne Radar senior Liaison officer - srAI{cIB rcpresentative to the Iondon SIGINT center. AIso, SIGINI Liaison Officer SLU Special Liaison Unit (WWII)
Summary of MorseAutomatic General Search

sLo

SIT{AGS

SMP
SNEDS

Subcommittee (of ANCIB) on Merger Planning

Soviet Nuclear Energl Detection System
Special National Intelligence Estimate

SNIE

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SOI
SOJ

Signals Operating Instmctions

Sea of Japan

o o a a o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o a o o o

SOLIS SONADS

SIGINT On-line Infonnation System

Soviet Naval Daily Summary Senior Operation Offioer (NSOC)
Sea of Okhotsk

soo soo
SOPAC SORDS
SORS

Special Aircraft Movement Code

(WWI)

Security and Operations procedure reports (19 45-1946 Army Air Corps)

SIGINT Overhead Reconnaissance Subcommittee Submarine Ocean Surveillance

Soviet Ocean Surveillance System

sos
SOSS

SOSUS SOSUS

Satellite Ocean Surveillance System

Sound Surveillance System
Space Collection Space Detection and Tracking System

SPACOL SPADATS

(b) (1) (b) (3)-P.L. B6-36

SPAR

Spechrrm Profile by Automatic Register

SPARTAN Special Activity Report for Threat Analysis

SPECOL

Special Computer-oriented Language Special Intelligence Communication

SPINTCOMM
SPRF
SPS

Special Purpose Receiving Facility Special Projects Staff, Department of State Signal Radio Intelligence

SRI

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SRUSOPS Special Reporting for U.S. Operations

SSA SSB SSD SSD SSCII SSD SSEA SSES

SSESS

Signal Securityfuency (followed SIS, 1942-1945) Signal Service Battalion (ASA) Signal Service Detachment
Space Systems Division (USAF)

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Sigfial Search and Development Single Station Executive Agent (1960-1980) Ship Signals Exploitation Space Soviet Space Event Support Ship
Special Support Group (U-SAFSS)

SSG SSD$ SSMA SSO SSR SSRO SSS SSSC

SSSPB

Submarine Satellite Information Exchange System

Spread Spectrum Multiple Access Special Security OfficeG)

o o o o o o o o o o o a a o o o a o a o o o o o

Specid SecurityRepresentative

SIGINTSystemsRequirementsOffice(r)
Space Surveillance SIGINT (1963)

(NSA) SDecial Sptems Support Center

Space Surveillance SIGINT planning Board

SSU SSU

Special Security Units

(WWII)

Strategic Service Unit (post-OSS, CIG)

STAI\TCIB State-Army-Nary Communications Intelligence Board

STANCICC State-Anny-Navy Communications Intelligenee C,oordinating Committee

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STAR STARK

Special Terminal for Advanced

Research

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ULTRA series - Political Intelligence SIGINT Tactical PIan

(hx1) (bx3)-P L. 86-36

S1?

SUSLO
SUSLOL

Senior US Liaison officer Senior US Uaison officer London Liaison officer Melbourne

SUSLOM Seniorl-lS SUSLOO

SW

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Senior US Liaison officer Ottawa Security WinS ruS$SS Unit) Special Wireless Group (Commonwealth)

SWISO
SWL

Special Weather Intelligence Security office (1gSO) Signals Warfare Iaboratory (OCSiSO, WWII)
State, !Var, Navy Coordinating Committee

SWNCC

SWNCC-MIC

state, war, Navycoordinating committee, Military Information control. combined US/UK, Cahada Cipher Machine "CCM usage.)

SWPA

Southwest Pacific Area Special Wireless Section (Commonwealth) Strategic Warning Working Group

sws

swwc

T T T/A
TACAIVIO

NSA Office for Telecommunications

Traffic Analysis (also TA)

"Take charge and move out.'Navy \ILF Communications relay aircraft.

TACTNTEL Tactical Intelligence

(1)

(3)-P.L. g6-35
1

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TAF
TAGS

Target Aetivity Files (Machine Processing, 1964)

Traffic Analysis by Geography and Subject Target Exploitation

Towed Array Surveillance System NSA Office of Telecommunications (1956-1961) Tactical Crlptologrc Program Target Collection Requirement

TARD(
TASS

TCOM
TCP

TCR
TCR

fime Critical Requirements (for SIGINT Collection)

Time Division Multiplexing Time Division Multiple Access
Technical Development Plan Target Elements

TDM
TDIVIA

TDP

TE
TEBAC

(b) (1) (b) (3)-18 usc 7eB (b) (3)-s0 usc 403 (b) (3)-P.L. B6-36

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Telemetry and Beacon furalysis working comrnittee

TELE)(
TEI.ICAP
TEOSS

Teletypernrrite r Exchange Service

Tactical Exploitation of National capabilities

(b) (1) (b) (3)-P.L.

B5-35

Tactical Electronic operational support system Traffic Flow Security Technical Guidanee Document Transportable Ground Intercept Facility
Target Intelligence Committee

lTS
TGD

TGIF TICOM
TICOP

Taryet Intelligence, Command Operations

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System Series of

o o o o o a o o o o o a o o o

TOT

Time of Tlansmission
Technical planning Board

T?B TRRS

Two Rock Ranch station, petaluma, cA

TRAI.ISEC Transmission Security

TRS

Technical Research Ship

TRSSCOM Technical Research Ship Special Communications

TSOW TSR

Time-shared Order Wire

Technical SIGINT Report

Page

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a o o a

llT8rC TTY

Ttacking, Telemebry and Control Telet;pe

TVD

Theater of Military Operations (Soviet)

UCO

Unire"sal Ianding Code System (WWU)

U&SC

Unified and Specified Commands

i(b
i
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(b)

(1)

(3)-P.L.

B6-35

USACC

United States Army Communications Command

USACCSCS United StatesArmyCommunications Command Communications Station

USACEEIA United

States Army Communications Electronics Engineering Installation Agency

USACSA

United States Army Communications Systems Agency

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usAFBI USAFE usAFss

USARPAC

united states Army Forces, British Isles (superseded by He Ef,ousA)

United States Air Force, Europe

united states Air Force security service

United States Army, pacific
States Ar:rry Satellite Communications Agency

USA,SATCOIUA United

USCG
USCIB

United States Coast Guard

united states communications Intelligence Board

United State Communications Intelligence Board, E:recutive Committee

USCIBEC

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UnitedStatesCommunicationslntelligenceCoordinationCommittee united states combined Intelligence tiaison center (Iondon)
United States Cryptologic Research and Dwelopment United States Communications Security Board United States Forces European Theater

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United States Liaison Officer

UnitedStatesSIGINT/SignallntelligenceDirective
United States SIGINT System United States Ttaffic Analysis Liaison OfEee United States Weather Bureau

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Voltage Control Oscillator Voice Channel Test Set Voice Frequency Telegraphy

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Voice of America Voice processing position

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Watch Alert Group

Facsimile Group (1970s)

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War Department (U.S.)

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WDC/CCO Washington,

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White House Communications Agency Worlaheet (Translation draft)
Weapons System & Space Intelligence Committee Wireless Telegraphy

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Wireless Telegraphic Intercept

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Command and Control System

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Weather

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