Letter from Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, on a paper 'Membrane behaviour in Nitella' by M C Bennett and Eric Keightley Rideal, to Sir Edward [Salisbury], secretary of the Royal Society Paper reference code: B.39 States that the changes made to the paper have not addressed his earlier objections, and believes it would be 'unfortunate to publish the paper as it stands'. Encloses a report on the revised version containing specific points of criticism. [Published in Proceedings B, 1954]. Received 11 February 1954 10 February 1954