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Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to John Bell to follow up on his previous letter on 21 October 1967. Duncanson writes of a letter received by Richard A. May from Hon. Robert Murphy.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Holmes Welch commending Holmes of his book 'The Practice of Chinese Buddhism.' Duncanson also informs Welch that his own book, 'Government and Revolution in Vietnam,' is due to be published in mid-January of the following year. DD/4/1 and DD/4/2 are associated.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Hermia Oliver regarding a copy of a letter Duncanson sent to Mr. Bell and a previous conversation Duncanson and Oliver had on a previous day. Duncanson suggests waiting for Mr. Bell's reply before Oliver drafts a letter for Andrew Shonfield's consideration.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Hermia Oliver detailing the initial criticisms his book draft received.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Garrett G. Ackerson Jr, in response to Ackerson Jr.'s request for further scholarly material from Duncanson. Apart from an upcoming book Duncanson is currently writing, 'China and the Independence of Vietnam', Duncanson recommends a list of his published lectures, journal publications and articles he has written for newspapers.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Fon W. Boardman, Jr. regarding a review in the New York Times Book Review by John T. McAlister Jr., which Duncanson found to be biased against him. Duncanson writes to say the he believes McAlister's review is biased and that he wrote the review to advertise his own ideas, with the intention to provide background support to the campaign of Senator Robert Kennedy's candidacy for President. As a result, Duncanson states that his book is, ultimately, not reviewed. Duncanson expresses regret for requesting a copy to be sent to McAlister to review and writes of McAlister's reputation as regarded on other American campuses as someone who is ambitious and pushful beyond one's talents.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Eileen Menzies thanking her for sending the Journal of Asian Studies press clipping in her previous correspondence of 12 September 1969. Duncanson writes that he finds the review to be a 'poor account…and misleading about the conclusions.' Duncanson also laments that it was 'a pity [the Journal of Asian Studies] couldn't see their way to get a more senior scholar to review it.' Lastly, Duncanson asks about the particulars regarding revisions and a reprint of his book.

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

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to D. L. Price (Lyn) in response to the latter's letter on 15 August 1975. Following on from Price's news of enthusiasm concerning Duncanson's proposed study of the Can Lao party, Duncanson names four likely collaborators for the study.

Letter from Dennis J. Duncanson to Chamras Mandukananda (Police General) to say that he looks forward to the upcoming seminar and has contemplated the title for his talk: "The Southeast Asian Guerilla after Detente". A copy of Duncanson's text has been grouped together with the correspondence which consists of 29 pages.