Buttress’s World Guide to Abbreviations of Organizations

1054 Pages·1993·28.35 MB·English

by  Jean C. M. Swinbank MA

Buttress's
WORLD GUIDE TO
ABBREVIATIONS
OF ORGANIZATIONS
10th edition
Buttress's
WORLD GUIDE TO
ABBREVIATIONS
OF ORGANIZATIONS
lOth edition
Revised by
Jean C.M. Swinbank, MA, MLitt, Dip ILS
Librarian and BBC Researcher
and
Henry J. Heaney, MA, FRSE, FLA
Librarian
University of Glasgow
m
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
Buttress's
WORLD GUIDE TO
ABBREVIATIONS
OF ORGANIZATIONS
lOth edition
Distributed in the United States, its possessions, Canada, Central and South
America exclusively by Gale Research Inc., Penobscot Building, Detroit,
Michigan 48226.
First edition 1954
Second edition 1956
Third edition 1966
Fourth edition 1971
Fifth edition 1974
Sixth edition 1981
Seventh edition 1984
Eighth edition 1988
Ninth edition 1991
This edition 1993
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Introduction
This edition of over 60 000 entries, including significantly more than 20% new or revised material, not only
updates its predecessor but also continues the policy of extending coverage to areas dealt with only sparsely in
previous editions. Special attention has been paid to the Far East, Australasia and Latin America in general,
and to the People's Republic of China in particular.
The cross-referencing between a defunct organization and its successor (indicated by ex and now) introduced
into the last edition, has been extended. Otherwise the policies adopted in previous editions have been
retained. All kinds of organizations are included - international, national, governmental, individual, large or
small - but strictly local organizations have been omitted. The subject scope includes activities of all kinds, in
the fields of commerce and industry, education, law, politics, public administration, religion, recreation,
medicine, science and technology. The country of origin of a national organization is given in brackets, unless it
is the home country of the title language or can be deduced readily from the title itself. Acronyms of parent
bodies of subsidiary organizations are also added in brackets. Equivalences are used to link acronyms in
different languages for the same organization.
A select bibliography guides the reader to specialist works providing more detailed information.
At a time of such widespread economic and political change affecting organizations and structures in so many
countries, especially in Eastern Europe, it is of course impossible to ensure complete, up-to-date accuracy in a
work of this kind. Readers are invited to inform me, through the publisher, of any errors and omissions, for
attention in a later edition of this work.
I am grateful to Henry Heaney for his support, and especially for his advice on procedures followed in
compiling earlier editions.
The U.K. diplomatic representatives of many overseas countries have kindly provided much valuable
information.
J.C.M.S.
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A2-AAAA
AAA American Aid for Afghans
A AAA American Airship Association
AAA American Allergy Association
AAA American Ambulance Association
A2 Societe Nationale de Television en
AAA American Angus Association
Couleur
AAA American Antarctic Association
AA Addicts Anonymous (U.S.A.)
AAA American Anthropological Association
AA Advertising Association
AAA American Arbitration Association
AA Aerolineas Argentinas
AAA American Arts Association
AA Airship Association (U.S.A.)
AAA American Association of Anatomists
AA Akademisk Arkitektforening
AAA American Astronomers Association
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAA American Australian Association
AA Aluminum Association (U.S.A.)
AAA American Automobile Association
AA Aluminum Company of America
AAA Americans Against Abortion
AA American Airlines
AAA Anarchist Association of America
AA Analogue Addicts
AAA Anglo-Albanian Association
AA Arboricultural Association
AAA Anglo-American Associates (U.S.A.)
AA Architectural Association
AAA Antique Airplane Association (U.S.A.)
AA Automobile Association AAA Appraisers Association of America
A&A Art and Architecture AAA Architectural Aluminium Association
AA Arthrogryposis Association AAA Archives of American Art
AA Association of Agriculture AAA Army Audit Agency (U.S.A.)
AA Astrological Association AAA ASEAN International Airports
AA Atheists Association (U.S.A.) Association
AA A visenes Arbeidsgiverforening AAA Associated Agents of America
AA Congregatio Augustinianorum ab AAA Association for Applied Artists
Assumptione AAA Association of Accounting
AAA Action Against Allergy Administrators (U.S.A.)
AAA Action on Alcohol Abuse AAA Association of Attenders and Alumni of
AAA Actors and Artistes of America the Hague Academy of International
(AFL-CIO) Law
AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration AAA Association of Authors Agents
(U.S.A.) AAA Association of Average Adjusters
AAA Air Affairs Afrique (Cameroon) AAA Federation for American Afghan Aid
AAA Alianza Anticomunista Argentina AAAA Amateur Artists Association of America
AAA Alianza por Acci6n Anticomunista AAAA American African Affairs Association
(Honduras) AAAA American Association for Affirmative
AAA Allied Artists of America Action
AAA Amateur Athletic Association AAAA American Association for the
Advancement of Atheism
AAA American Abstract Artists
AAAA American Association of Advertising
AAA American Academy of Achievement
Agencies
AAA American Academy of Actuaries
AAAA Army Aviation Association of America
AAA American Academy of Advertising
AAAA Artists and Athletes Against Apartheid
AAA American Academy of Allergy (U.S.A.)
AAA American Academy of Art AAAA Asian Amateur Athletic Association
AAA American Accordionists Association AAAA Asociaci6n Argentina 'Amigos de la
AAA American Accounting Association Astronomia'
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AAAA-AAARG
AAAA Associated Actors and Artistes of AAAEENAA Association Amicale des Anciens Eleves
America de l'Ecole Nationale Agronomique
d'Alger
AAAA Association for the Abolition of the
Aberrant Apostrophe AAAEINA Association Amicale des Anciens Eleves
de l'Institut National Agronomique
AAAA Association of Accredited Advertising
Agencies (New Zealand, Singapore) AAAF Association Aeronautique et
Astronautique de France
AAAA Australian Advertising Advisory
AAAD American Association for the
Agency
Advancement of the Humanities
AAAA Australian Association of Advertising
AAAI Advertising Agencies Association of
Agencies
India
AAAB American Association of Architectural
AAAI Affiliated Advertising Agencies
Bibliographers
International (U.S.A.)
AAABA All-American Amateur Baseball AAAI American Association for Artificial
Association Intelligence
AAAC African Amateur Athletic AAAIA All-India Automobile and Ancillary
Confederation (Senegal) = CAAA Industries Association (India)
AAAC Alliance Atlantique des Anciens AAAID Arab Authority for Agricultural
Combattants Investment and Development
AAAC American Arab Affairs Council AAAIMH American Association for the
Abolition of Involuntary Mental
AAAC American Association for the
Hospitalization
Advancement of Criminology
AAAIWA Automobile, Aerospace and
AAAC Australian Army Aviation Corps
Agricultural Implementation Workers of
AAACC Association of Asian-American America
Chambers of Commerce AAAJ Association Afro-Asiatique des
AAACE Alianza Apostolica y Anti-Comunista de Journalistes
Espana AAAL American Academy of Arts and Letters
AAACE American Association of Agricultural AAAL American Association for Applied
College Educators Linguistics
AAACI American-Arab Association for AAALAC American Association for Accreditation
Commerce and Industry of Laboratory Animal Care
AAACPA American Association of Attorney AAAM American Association for Automotive
Certified Public Accountants Medicine
AAAM American Association of Aircraft
AAACU Asian Association of Agricultural
Manufacturers
Colleges and Universities
AAAN American Academy of Applied
AAAD American Athletic Association for the
Nutrition
Deaf
AAAOM American Association for Acupuncture
AAAE American Association for Adult
and Oriental Medicine
Education
AAAP American Association of Avian
AAAE American Association of Academic Pathologists
Editors
AAAP Asian-Australian Association of Animal
AAAE American Association of Airport Production Societies
Executives AAAR American Association for Aerosol
AAAE Australian Association of Adult Research
Education AAAR Association for the Advancement of
AAAEA Association Africaine pour Aging Research (U.S.A.)
l' Alphabetisation et l'Education des AAARG American Atheist Addiction Recovery
Adultes = AALAE Group
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AAAS-AAC
AAAS American Academy of Arts and AABD Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled
Sciences (U.S.A.)
AAAS American Academy of Asian Studies AABDF Allied Association of Bleachers,
Printers, Dyers and Finishers
AAAS American Association for the
Advancement of Science AABDFC Association des Archivistes,
BibliotMcaires et Documentalistes
AAAS Australian Association for the
Francophones de la Caraibe
Advancement of Science
AABE Asian Association for Biology
AAASA Association for the Advancement of
Education
Agricultural Sciences in Africa
AABEvK Arbeitsgemeinschaft flir das Archiv- und
AAASA Australian and Allied All Services
Bibliothekswesen in der Evangelischen
Association
Kirche
AAASS American Association for the
AABEVM Association of American Boards of
Advancement of Slavic Studies
Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
AAAST African Association for the
AABGA American Association of Botanical
Advancement of Science and
Gardens and Arboretums
Technology
AABH Australian Association for Better
AAASUSS Association of Administrative Assistants
Hearing
and Secretaries to United States
AABI American Association of Bicycle
Senators
Importers
AAATC Association of American Air Travel
AABI Antilles Air Boats Inc.
Clubs
AABL Associated Australasian Banks in
AAATDC Association for the Advancement of
London
Appropriate Technologies in Developing
Countries AABM Association of American Battery
Manufacturers
AAATP Asian Alliance of Appropriate
AABM Australian Association of British
Technology Practitioners
Manufacturers
AAAUS Association of Average Adjustors of the
AABNF African Association for Biological
United States
Nitrogen Fixation
AAAVYT Associaci6n Argentina de Agencias de
AABP American Association of Bovine
Viajes y Turismo
Practitioners
AAB Aircraft Accident Board (U.S.A.)
AABP Australian Association of Business
AAB Alliance Agricole Beige Publications
AAB American Association of Bioanalysts AABPA American Association for Budget and
AAB Association of Applied Biologists Program Analysis
AAB Attendance Allowance Board AABR Association for the Advancement of the
Blind and Retarded
AABA Associa~ao Atletica Brasil A~ucareiro
AABS Association for the Advancement of
AABB American Association of Blood Banks
Baltic Studies
AABB Association des Archivistes et
AABT Association for the Advancement of
BibliotMcaires de Belgique = V ABB
Behavior Therapy (U.S.A.)
AABB Association for the Advancement of
AABTM American Association of Baggage
British Biotechnology
Traffic Managers
AABC Afro-Asian Book Council (India)
AABTT Association for Analytic & Bodymind
AABC American Amateur Baseball Congress Therapy & Training
AABC American Association of Bible Colleges AABWA Association of Accountancy Bodies in
AABC American Association of Biofeedback West Africa
Clinicians AAC Academia Argentina de Cirugia
AABC Association for the Advancement of AAC Aeronautical Advisory Council
Blind Children (U.S.A.) (U.S.A.)
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AAC-AACD
AAC Affarsarbetsgivamas Centralforbund AACBC American Association of College
AAC African Accounting Council Baseball Coaches
AAC African Advisory Council (Botswana) AACBP American Academy of Crown and
Bridge Prosthodontics
AAC African Association of Cartography
(Algeria) AACC Airport Associations Coordinating
Council = CCAA
AAC Agrarische Adviescommissie (NIBEM)
AACC All Africa Conference of Churches =
AAC Agricultural Advisory Council for
CETA
England and Wales
AACC American Association for
AAC All-American Canal
Contamination Control
AAC American Academy of Criminalistics
AACC American Association for Credit
AAC American Adoption Congress Counselors
AAC American Alpine Club AACC American Association for the Continuity
AAC American Archery Council of Care
AAC American Association of Criminology AACC American Association of Cereal
AAC Anglo American Corporation Chemists
AAC Anhui Agricultural College AACC American Association of Clinical
Chemistry
AAC Armor and Arms Club (U.S.A.)
AACC American Association of Commercial
AAC Army Air Corps
Colleges
AAC Association des Amidonneries de
AACC American Automatic Control Council
Cereales de la CEE
AACC Arab Air Carriers Organization
AAC Association of American Choruses
AACC Asociaci6n Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Association of American Colleges
Caprinos
AAC Association of Analytical Chemists
AACC Asociaci6n Argentina de Criadores de
(U.S.A.)
CebU
AAC Australian Agricultural Council
AACC Asociaci6n Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Australian Air Corps
Cerdos
AAC Australian Association of Chiropractors
AACC Asociaci6n Argentina de Criadores de
AAC Austrian Alpine Club Corriedale
AAC Automotive Advertisers Council AACC Association for the Aid of Crippled
(U.S.A.) Children (U.S.A.)
AACA American Association of Creative AACCC All-American Conference to Combat
Artists Communism
AACA Antique Automobile Club of America AACCH American Association for Child Care in
AACA Asian and Australasian Congress of Hospital
Anaesthesiology AACCH Asociaci6n Argentina Criadores de
AACA Association of Certified and Corporate Charolais
Accountants (Southern Africa) AACCLA Association of American Chambers of
AACA Automotive Air Conditioning Commerce in Latin America
Association (U.S.A.) AACCN American Association of Critical Care
AACAHPO American Association of Certified Nurses
Allied Health Personnel in AACCP American Association of Colleges of
Opthalmology Chiropody-Podiatry
AACB Aeronautics and Astronautics AACD American Academy of
Coordinating Board (U.S.A.) Craniomandibular Disorders
AACB Association of African Central Banks = AACD American Association for Counselling
ABCA Development
AACB Australian Association of Clinical AACD Asian-American Caucus for
Biochemists Disarmament
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