Letter from Rudolf Ernst Peierls, on a paper 'On the atomic theory of elasticity' by Kun Huang, to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society Paper reference code: A29 No recommendation given regarding publication. Writes that 'it is [...] difficult to judge the paper without being familiar with the literature on the subject.' Recommends that 'Mott may be well qualified to give an opinion.' Written at the Department of Mathematical Physics, The University of Edgbaston, Birmingham [England]. [Published in Proceedings A, 1950]. Endorsed on recto as received 20 February 1950. 17 February 1950