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Letter from Richard A. May to Sheldon Meyer (Editor, Trade Department, OUP: NY), in response to the latter's letter on 07 December 1967. May discusses issues surrounding OUP:NY's recent announcement to reverse their original decision and to now publish an American edition of Duncanson's book. However, May worries that as OUP: NY will publish the American edition two months after the UK edition, it would put Duncanson and his book 'at a costly and unnecessary disadvantage'.

Letter from Richard A. May to Samuel P. Hayes (President of Foreign Policy Association). May offers his gratitude in regards to a letter Hayes had sent to a Walter Wheeler, which Hayes suggests a review of Duncanson's book. May explains the issue concerning the two months-delay of the American edition of Duncanson's book. [This letter is connected to DD/4/82]

Letter from Richard A. May to Nancy Hoepli to inform her of Duncanson's upcoming movement in America early next year during his academic visit. Furthermore, May discusses with Hoepli the possibility to generating a sense of disaproval and outcry towards Oxford University Press: New York in order to justify up to 2000 copies of Duncanson's book to be supplied throughout America.

Letter from Richard A. May to George V. Allen (Director of Foreign Service Institute). May writes to inform Allen that due to academic commitments, Duncanson will not be able to travel to Washington to meet with Allen. However, May has arranged for a copy of Duncanson's book to be delivered to Allen for review.

Letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson. Duncanson discusses the developments surrounding the sales of his book in America. Further, the potential of a paperback edition would help his sales boom. Duncanson closes his letter by offering his opinions on the forthcoming US presidential election with a stance leaning towards a Republican president for election.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson in response to the latter's air letter of 31 March 1968. May writes to follow up on a prior correspondence he had sent to Duncanson with which he had enclosed a list of the present members of the Harvard Overseas' Visiting Committee on East Asian Civilizations.

Letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson, in which May discusses the USA publicity releases of Duncanson's book. May plans on using his batch by sending them by personal delivery to friends or by mail. May hopes that Duncanson's academic endeavours will be forthcoming. However, he warns Duncanson of the potential political unrest and rebellion he may experience from American university students and faculty. May further wonders what Duncanson thinks of the latest political developments, surrounding the candidacies of Robert Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson. May apologies for not being able to meet with Duncanson until after the latter's academic visit in America. May writes to enclose and return Duncanson's artile "Unrecognised Frontier", which he advises Duncanson to use in his academic endeavours, more precisely to use it with an American audience. May ends his letter with a written post-script to request copies of the latest blurb on Duncanson's book, Government and Revolution in Vietnam.