[1] Hanes served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 and then worked in the Office of High Commissioner for Germany for 3 years.
While serving in the State Department Hanes was involved in a variety of public relations activities including media interviews and speeches.
After spending approximately one and one-half years as an economic analyst he transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency.
As part of those activities Hanes was involved in drafting changes to Executive Order 10501 dealing with the safe-guarding of official information.
He served as a member of the committee which Dulles designated for the purpose of exercising control over his papers after his death.