Comsat: Communications Satellite Corporation
CP: Colombo Plan
CY: calendar year
DC: developed country
DDT: dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
Desertification: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
DIA: United States Defense Intelligence Agency
DSN: Defense Switched Network
DWT: deadweight ton
EADB: East African Development Bank