aide-memoire
AGREEMENT OR NEGOTIATING TEXT CIRCULATED INFORMALLY AMONG DELEGATIONS FOR DISCUSSION WITHOUT COMMITTING THE ORIGINATING DELEGATION'S COUNTRY TO THE CONTENTS; LACKS IDENTIFIED SOURCE, TITLE, OR ATTRIBUTION AND NO STANDING IN THE RELATIONSHIP INVOLVED
Aide-memoire; Aide memoire; Non-paper; Nonpaper; Aide mémoire
[?e?d m?m'w?:]
¦ noun (plural aides-memoires or aides-memoire pronunciation same)
1. a book or note used to aid the memory.
2. a diplomatic memorandum.
Origin
C19: from Fr. aide-memoire, from aider 'to help' and memoire 'memory'.