xxv2 i/c second in command
AA Auswärtiges Amt [see also GFO]
AB Arabisches Büro [= ex-Mufti’s Arab Bureau]
Abw Abwehr
Abw I H Abwehr I Heer [= German army intelligence]
Abw I L Abwehr I Luft [= German air force intelligence]
Abw I M Abwehr I Marine [= German naval intelligence]
Abw II OR Abwehr II Orient [= Abw II Middle East desk]
Abw II SO Abwehr II Südost [= Abw II Balkans desk]
ADSO Assistant Defence Security Officer
‘A’ Force Cairo-based unit responsible for Middle East strategic
deception
AFHQ Allied Force Headquarters
AIOC Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
AISB Anglo-Iraqi Security Board
ALO Area Liaison Officer
Amt IV RSHA IV or Gestapo
Amt VI RSHA VI or SD-Ausland
Amt Mil Mil Amt
AOC Air Officer Commanding
APA Assistant Political Adviser
APOC Anglo-Persian Oil Company
ASI all-source intelligence
ATS Auxiliary Territorial Service
AUB American University of Beirut
AWOL absent without leave
B counterespionage [as in MI5 B Branch]
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