Referee's report by Thomas Edward Allibone, on a paper 'Theory of the growth of the high frequency electrodeless discharge' by G Francis and A von Engel Sectional committee: Physics Paper reference code: A169 Recommended for publication in the Proceedings. Ryde comments: 'This paper should, in my opinion, be published in the Proceedings in spite of its length. I find no redundancy and I do not consider that it can be shortened without detriment'. [Both parts published together in Philosophical Transactions A, 1953, with an additional author credit for Frederick Alexander Lindemann]. Date received not given. 1 January 1963