▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁extension ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁Her ald , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁staff ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ym anson ▁abandoned ▁academ ia ▁and ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁journal ism , ▁becoming ▁European ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁The ▁Her ald ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁New sp aper ▁Service , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁supp lying ▁articles ▁to ▁British ▁newsp apers . ▁As ▁an ▁early ▁comment ator ▁on ▁the ▁rising ▁power ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁in ▁Germany , ▁he ▁war ned ▁of ▁the ▁possible ▁approach ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Roy ▁Lewis ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁news letter ▁called ▁V ital ▁News ▁that ▁they ▁distributed ▁confident ial ly ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁American ▁government ▁polic ym akers ▁and ▁bank ers ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁He ym anson , ▁who ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁using ▁the ▁first ▁name ▁of ▁" R andal ", ▁accepted ▁Sir ▁Keith ▁Mur do ch ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁b ureau ▁for ▁The ▁Her ald ' s ▁Australian ▁New sp aper ▁Service . ▁Mur do ch ▁wanted ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁b ureau ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁would ▁enter ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Al lies ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁regarded ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁strateg ically ▁important ▁for ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ym anson ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁New