Recently Verma and Singh (1) have described a simple method of deriving the contribution of the three-body overlap energy in ionic solids (Lundqvist (2)) to the dynamical matrix of crystals with the sodium chloride structure. The use of these matrix elements within the framework of the shell model has given excellent agreements with experimental dispersion curves for a number of alkali halides (Singh and Verma (3, 4): Singh (5)). It will, therefore, be of interest to study the effect of the three-body overlap forces on the lattice dynamics of those alkali halides which also crystallize in the cesium chloride structure.The cesium chloride lattice COnSi6tS of two simple cubic lattices interpenetrating to form a b. c. c. structure. Consequently the threcebody elements of the dynamical matrix involve lattice sums over b. c. c. and 6. c. points, which can be evaluated by the method prescribed by Born and Bradburn ( 6 ) . Denoting these elements by a superscript 3, we can write X 1 ' --and even