"Aide-mémoire (French pronunciation: [ɛdmemwaʁ], "memory aid") is a French loanword meaning "a memory-aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose".
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an aide-mémoire is a proposed agreement or negotiating text circulated informally among delegations for discussion without committing the originating delegation´s country to the contents. It has no identified source, title, or attribution and no standing in the relationship involved. Such a text is also referred to as a non-paper in many international organizations, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization and sometimes within the European Union." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.10.2021)