Cryptonym: NIACT
Definition:
An abbreviation for "Night action", a communications indicator requiring action by the recipient at any hour day or night.
Status:
Documented
Sources:
William Atwood, The Reds and the Blacks (Harper & Row, 1967), p. 24.
William Atwood, a prominent member of JFK's administration, defines NIACT as "a telegram important enough at night to wake somebody up for".
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XII, American Republics
"Night action", a communications indicator requiring action by the recipient at any hour day or night.
Contributors:
Bill Simpich