“九·一八”事变后 ,南京政府为因应对外交涉的迫切需要 ,在国民党中央政治会议之下设立了一个“特种外交委员会”(以下简称“外委会”①) ,作为临时性外交决策机构。该机构的运作是此一时期南京政府决策活动的一个重要侧面。学术界对“九·一八”事变的研究已经相当深入 ,但 After the September 18th Incident, the Nanjing government established a “special diplomatic committee” under the Kuomintang Central Political Council (hereinafter referred to as the “Foreign Affairs Committee”) in response to the urgent need of diplomatic negotiations as a temporary diplomatic decision mechanism. The operation of this institution is an important aspect of the decision-making activities of the Nanjing government during this period. The academic research on the September 18 Incident has been quite profound, yet