Non-paper

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A discussion paper which is not to form part of formal business, especially in the UN.

    "The difficulty in reaching a unanimously acceptable decision is reflected in particular by a document submitted by the Japanese delegation to the same Working Group (Japanese non-paper),"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not made of paper not-comparable
  2. 2
    Used of information that is stored electronically not-comparable

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aide-mémoirepro memoria

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"The difficulty in reaching a unanimously acceptable decision is reflected in particular by a document submitted by the Japanese delegation to the same Working Group (Japanese non-paper),"

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