AA

Architectural Association; Automobile Association

AAA

Amateur Athletic Association

AAPS

American Association

ACCM

Advisory Council for the Church’s Ministry of Pharmaceutical Scientists

AEGIS

Aid for the Elderly in Government Institutions

AEU

Amalgamated Engineering Union

AGSM

Australian Graduate School of Management

AMA

Australian Medical Association

AMREF

African Medical and Research Foundation

ANZAAS

Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

ASH

Anti-Smoking and Health

BAC

British Aircraft Corporation

BASC

British Association of Shooting and Conservation

BAFTA

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

BEA

British European Airways

BERR

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

BFI

British Film Institute

BFSS

British Field Sports Society

BFWG

British Federation of Women Graduates

BIS

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

BMA

British Medical Association

BNEC

British National Export Council

BNFL

British Nuclear Fuels (Limited)

BOAC

British Overseas Airways Corporation

BRCS

British Red Cross Society

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CAAV

Central Association of Agricultural Valuers

CBI

Confederation of British Industry

CEI

Council of Engineering Institutions

CENTO

Central Treaty Organisation

CEPH

Council on Education for Public Health

CFS

Central Flying School

CIA

Chemical Industries Association

CIC

Community Interest Company

CIMA

Chartered Institute of Management

CIOS

International Committee for Scientific Management

CLA

Country Landowners’ Association

CMS

Church Missionary Society

CNAA

Council for National Academic Awards

COI

Central Office of Information

CPA

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

CPRE

Campaign to Protect Rural England

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

DCSF

Department of Children, Schools and Families

DES

Department of Education and Science

DIUS

Department for Innovation, Universites and Skills

DoE

Department of the Environment

DSAO

Diplomatic Service Administration Office

DSIR

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

DUP

Democratic Unionist Party

ECU

English Church Union

EDC

Economic Development Committee

EEC

European Economic Community

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

ESU

English Speaking Union

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agricultural Organisation

FBI

Federation of British Industries

FCO

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FEANI

European Federation of National Associations of Engineers

FWAG

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group

GATT

General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade

GC and CS

Government Code and Cypher School

GKT

Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’s (Medical and Dental School of King’s College, London)

GLC

Greater London Council

GPMU

Graphical, Paper and Media Union

GPO

General Post Office

GRO

General Register Office

GTC

General Teaching Council

HEICS

Honourable East India Company’s Service

HMC

Hospital Management Committee

HMG

His or Her Majesty’s Government

HMS

His or Her Majesty’s Ship

HMSO

His or Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

HMY

His or Her Majesty’s Yacht

IBA

Independent Broadcasting Authority

ICI

Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd

ICS

Indian Civil Service

ICSM

Imperial College School of Medicine

IDC

Imperial Defence College

IDS

Institute of Development Studies

ILEA

Inner London Education Authority

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMechE

Institute of Mechanical Engineers

IMS

Indian Medical Service

INSEAD

Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires

IntPE

International Register of Professional Engineers

IPU

Inter-Parliamentary Union

ITN

Independent Television News

JSSC

Joint Services Staff College

KCL

King’s College, London

KGFS

King George’s Fund for Sailors

KIAD

Kent Institute of Art and Design

LAMDA

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

LCC

London County Council

LIWA

London Institute of World Affairs

LLP

Limited Liability Partnership

LSE

London School of Economics and Political Science

LWT

London Weekend Television

MAP

Ministry of Aircraft Production

MCC

Marylebone Cricket Club

NAAFI

Navy, Army and Air Forces Institutes

NADFAS

National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies

NEDC

National Economic Development Council

NEDO

National Economic Development Office

NFU

National Farmers’ Union

NSPCC

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

NUJ

National Union of Journalists

NUPE

National Union of Public Employees

NUR

National Union of Railwaymen

NUT

National Union of Teachers

ODA

Overseas Development Administration

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEEC

Organisation for European Economic Co-operation

OER&TC

Old Etonian Racquet and Tennis Club

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PHAB

Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied

PRO

Public Records Office

PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers

PWD

Public Works Department

RAC

Royal Automobile Club; Royal Agricultural College (now Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester)

RADA

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

RASE

Royal Agricultural Society of England

RAU

Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

RCDS

Royal College of Defence Studies

RCM

Royal College of Music

RCS

Royal College of Surgeons

RHA

Royal Hibernian Academy

RI

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours

RIAC

Royal Irish Automobile Club

RIAS

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

RIBA

Royal Institute of British Architects

RICS

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

RIIA

Royal Institute of International Affairs

RLSS

Royal Life Life Saving Society

RMS

Royal Mail Steamer

RNC

Royal Naval College

RNEC

Royal Naval Engineering College

RNID

Royal National Institute for Deaf People

RNLI

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

ROI

Royal Institute of Oil Painters

RoSPA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

RSAC

Royal Scottish Automobile Club

RSGS

Royal Scottish Geographic Society

RSPCA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

RSSA

Royal Scottish Society of Arts

RSSPCC

Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children

RSW

Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours

RTPI

Royal Town Planning Institute

SEATO

South East Asia Treaty Organisation

SJ

Society of Jesus

SOAS

Society of Oriental and African Studies

SOGAT

Society of Graphical and Allied Trades

SOS

Stars Organisation for Cerebral Palsy

SPCK

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

SRC

Science Research Council

SSAFA

Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families’ Association

SSC

Supreme Court (Scotland)

SSEES

School of Slavonic and East European Studies

SWOAC

Scottish Woodland Owners Association (Commercial)

TA & VR

Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association

T & AF

Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association

TUC

Trades Union Congress

UCLA

University of California at Los Angeles (USA)

UDC

Urban District Council

UEA

University of East Anglia

UKAEA

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

UKIP

United Kingdom Independence Party

UMIST

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

UN

United Nations

UNA

United Nations Association

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

UNO

United Nations Organisation

UNRRA

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

UPNI

Unionist Party of N Ireland

USPG

United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

UUP

Ulster Unionist Party

UUUC

United Ulster Unionist Coalition

UWE

University of the West of England

VUP

Vanguard Unionist Party

WEU

Western European Union

WHO

World Health Organisation

WVS

Women’s Voluntary Services