Letter from Rudolph Ernst Peirels, on a paper 'The excitation of nuclei by electrons' by Ian Naismith Sneddon and B F Touschek to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society Returns the paper, which he now deems suitable for publication. It isn't necessary to add an explanation. Slight modifications should be made in proof. Wishes to disclose his identity to the authors. [Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1948]. Endorsed on recto as received 5 January 1948. 1 January 1946