1994年第4期《秘书》杂志发表的岳海翔同志的文章——《公文学研究的三个理论问题》(以下简称岳文),对公文的定义、公文学的研究对象和公文学的学科体系等公文学的三个重要理论问题进行了阐述,笔者读后颇受启发,但对岳文的一些观点不敢苟同,在此特与岳海翔同志商榷。 一、关于公文的定义 1993年11月21日国务院办公厅修订发布的《国家行政机关公文处理办法》的第二条,明确行政公文定义为:“行政机关的公文(包括电报,下同)是行政机关在行政管理过程中所形成的具有法定效力和规范体式的公务文书。”这一定义将行政公文纳入公务文书这一概念之下,使行政公文与其它信息 1994 No. 4 “Secretary” magazine published Comrade Yue Haixiang’s article - “three theoretical issues in the study of public document” (hereinafter referred to as Yue Wen), the definition of official documents, the study of public documentations and the disciplinary system of public documents Three important theoretical issues of public literature were elaborated. After reading, the author was quite inspired. However, he did not agree with some of Yue Wen’s views and deferred to Comrade Yue Haixiang. I. Definition of Official Document Article 2 of the Measures for the Processing of Official Documents of the State Administration, revised and promulgated by the General Office of the State Council on November 21, 1993, clearly defines an administrative official document as: “Official documents (including telegrams, the same below) of administrative organs are Administrative organs in the process of administration formed by the legal effect and norms of official documents. ”This definition of administrative documents into the concept of official documents, so that administrative documents and other information