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AIDE MEMOIRE [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Foreign Trade
  • International Relations
Key term(s)
  • International Business Development Aide-memoire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Relations internationales
Key term(s)
  • Développement du commerce international : Mise en œuvre de la stratégie d'Équipe Canada

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Diplomacy
DEF

An informal summary of a diplomatic conversation or interview between a diplomatic representative or officer and the head or an officer of the foreign office or another mission.

CONT

The only other formal communication used is the aide-mémoire or memorandum, which is a written statement handed in the course of a personal discussion with the object of recording, for the convenience of the other party, the details of a possibly complicated or involved matter.

OBS

It [aide memoire] is supposed, as its name implies, to serve as a reminder of points covered in the conversation. In practice it is left by the diplomatic officer with the Foreign Office or with the other mission. It does not begin with the usual phrases of courtesy of the note verbale, but its first lines should identify the sender of the note and the receiver. It is initialed by the sender.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Diplomatie
DEF

Note écrite informelle par laquelle un représentant diplomatique retrace le contenu d'un entretien qu'il a eu avec les autorités de l'État accréditaire sur un sujet déterminé et en fait le résumé.

CONT

L'aide-mémoire peut également être utilisé par le représentant diplomatique comme document cristallisant l'état d'une négociation en cours et celui des propositions réciproques des parties. Il peut être transmis aux interlocuteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos comerciales y administrativos
  • Diplomacia
CONT

La visita constituye una continuación de las conversaciones mantenidas en oportunidad de la visita del Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores […] quien suscribió junto al canciller […] un memorándum que relanzó las relaciones bilaterales.

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Record 3 2003-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Software
OBS

Treasury Board of Canada, April 18, 1996.

Key term(s)
  • Aide mémoire on the Shared Systems Initiative

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Logiciels
OBS

Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, 18 avril 1996.

Key term(s)
  • Aide-mémoire de l'Initiative concernant les systèmes partagés

Spanish

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