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Letter from Richard A. May to Donald R. Heath to enclose Oxford University Press, London's first announcement of Duncanson's book. May informs Heath of Duncanson's plans to visit America early in the new year.

Letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson in response to Duncanson's letter on 24 September 1967. May thanks Duncanson for his comments regarding the several U.S.A. approaches made in the several letters May had received from the States. (Handwritten)

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson. This includes an update from Donald Heath who believes that Duncanson's book is a masterpiece but reader interest in the U.S.A. will be confined mostly to academic circles. Nevertheless, Heath promises his endorsement of the book, though in a class composed of three other works – The Two Vietnams by Bermond B. Fall; To Move A Nation by Roger Hilseman; and Viet Cong by Douglas Pike - which May believes are all incomparable to Duncanson's book.

May fears that limited sales to primarily academic circles would place Duncanson completely at the mercy of Professors who could use his work as they choose and Duncanson would have little means of checking whether he has received any credit at all. Therefore, May enquires about Duncanson's contract with Oxford University Press London in order to determine whether it is possible for May to provide page proofs of Duncanson's book to Reader's Digest or Time-Life in America.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson in response to Duncanson's letter on 10 October 1967. May will take note of one of Duncanson's suggestions as a possible reviewer, whilst May believes that the Saturday Review will be most keen and productive for review purposes for Duncanson's book and, also, the possibility of paperback copies.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson informing him of an appointment with Ambassador Donald Heath tomorrow, during which he would show Ambassador Heath Duncanson's page proofs. The following week, May shall be on his way to Journey's End – Richmond. May's post-script explains how he will try to make sure that Duncanson's book will have a prominent review in the New York Times Book Review.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson in which May requests one more complete set of Duncanson's manuscript, while he plans to leave the current set in his possession with Ambassador Donald Heath in New York. May writes that he has talked with Time-Life, Reader's Digest and the New York Times, so he leaves it to Duncanson whether to send him the additional set.

Review Letter from Donald R. Heath to Richard A. May concerning Dennis J. Duncanson's book.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Richard A. May in response to May's letter from Paris on 26 September 1967. Regarding Murphy reviewing his book, it would be ideal if an editor sent Murphy a review copy and asked him to review it, as Duncanson stresses the point that as it is not customary for writers to get hold of their own review copy and then offer reviews. Duncanson writes of having enclosed copies of The World Today and hopes that May likes the article.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Richard A. May in response to May's letters on 16th and 17th October. Duncanson follows May's advice to write to the Saturday Review. Regarding the publicity of his book, Duncanson states that he expected that his book's readership would be primarily academic as he chose Chatham House as his book's publication channel in preference to a literary agent. Duncanson discusses copyright issues in America in relation to the forthcoming publication of his book and would be happy for a paperback edition of his book should it be offered. Duncanson extends his gratitude for Ambassador Donald Heath's feedback on Duncanson's page proofs.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Donald Heath. Duncanson thanks Heath for having reviewed and commented on his book page proofs.