, ▁journalist , ▁propag and ist , ▁and ▁intelligence ▁agent ▁who ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁ant ic ommun ist ▁writing . ▁ ▁Background ▁Hunter ' s ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁New ark ▁Led ger ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁before ▁he ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ' s ▁Paris ▁edition . ▁Hunter ▁worked ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁in ▁China ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁of ▁Man ch u ku o ▁and ▁its ▁det achment ▁from ▁China . ▁He ▁covered ▁the ▁Second ▁Ital o - A by ss in ian ▁War ▁between ▁Italy ▁and ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁took ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁psych ological ▁war fare ▁methods ▁used ▁in ▁all ▁those ▁instances ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁by ▁Germany ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Hunter ' s ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁testim ony , ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁as ▁a ▁" prop ag anda ▁special ist " ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Services ▁( O SS ), ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ' s ▁prede cess or . ▁ ▁Hunter ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁New sp aper ▁Gu ild , ▁the ▁journal ists ' ▁trade ▁union , ▁which ▁he ▁felt ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁commun ist ▁sympath izers . ▁ ▁Test im ony ▁before ▁Congress ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Hunter ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁US ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives