AATTV

Australian Army Training Team Vietnam

ACP

Australian Communist Party

AIF

Australian Imperial Force

ANZAM

Australia, New Zealand and Malaya alliance

ANZUK

Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom alliance

ANZUS

Australia, New Zealand and United States alliance

ASIO

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

ATOM

The conduct of anti-terrorist operations in Malaya

BCOF

British Commonwealth Occupation Force

CAC

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation

CCO

Clandestine Communist Organisation

CIB

Commonwealth Investigation Branch

CIS

Commonwealth Investigation Service

CMF

Citizen Military Force

CPA

Communist Party of Australia

CT

Communist Terrorist

DoA

Defence of Australia

DOBOPs

Director of Borneo Operations

DPRK

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

FARELF

Far Eastern Land Forces

FEC

Far East Command

FESR

Far East Strategic Reserve

FOO

forward observation officer

FTC

Forces Training Centre (Far Eastern Land Forces)

GOC

General Officer Commanding

IWW

Industrial Workers of the World

JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JTC

Jungle Training Centre

KPA

Korean People’s Army

MCP

Malayan Communist Party

MPAJA

Malayan Peoples’ Anti-Japanese Army

MRLA

Malayan Races Liberation Army

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

PIR

Pacific Islands Regiment

PMF

Permanent Military Force

PNG

Papua New Guinea

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RAF

Royal Air Force

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

RAR

Royal Australian Regiment

ROK

Republic of Korea

ROKA

Republic of Korea Army

RVN

Republic of Vietnam

SAC

Strategic Air Command

SAS

Special Air Service

SEATO

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

SIB

Special Intelligence Bureau

SWPA

Southwest Pacific Area

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

USAF

United States Air Force