Project Gutenberg 2020-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 210 Laumer, Keith 1925 1993 Laumer, John Keith Laumer, Kit Burns Aide Memoire Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Aide Memoire" by Keith Laumer is a science fiction novella published in the early 1960s. The story unfolds on the planet Fust, where cultural tensions arise due to the peculiar characteristics of its native inhabitants, the Fustians. The novella centers around themes of diplomacy and the complexities of interspecies relations as it follows Councillor Retief, who navigates the absurdities of Fustian politics and youth movements. In the narrative, Retief finds himself embroiled in a political scheme involving a youth organization called SCARS and their questionable dealings with the Groaci Embassy. As tensions build, he uncovers a plot that threatens not only the diplomatic relations on Fust but also the safety of key figures aboard an embassy vessel loaded with explosive titanite. With the help of a wise elder Fustian named Whonk, Retief foils the plan, defusing a potentially disastrous situation. The story combines humor with action, exploring the diplomatic pitfalls of alien interactions and the often surreal nature of bureaucratic endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Retief (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Diplomats -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 65960 2025-09-24T09:07:33.106862 text/html 42426 2024-10-17T15:54:07 text/html 231567 2025-09-24T09:07:34.976918 application/epub+zip 230401 2025-09-24T09:07:33.489846 application/epub+zip 87663 2025-09-24T09:07:33.275857 application/epub+zip 271086 2025-09-24T09:07:36.257856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263573 2025-09-24T09:07:34.774871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121116 2022-09-27T16:24:23.403332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58348 2025-09-24T09:07:32.971866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38615 2024-10-17T15:54:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17626 2025-09-24T09:07:36.390837 application/rdf+xml 28380 2025-09-24T09:07:33.353854 image/jpeg 4839 2025-09-24T09:07:33.314857 image/jpeg 362370 2025-09-24T09:07:33.119900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia