Peter C. Rhodes

Rhodes was born on September 18, 1909,[1] the son of Christof Beutinger of Germany and Margaret Claire Abrahams of Jamaica, British West Indies.

Selective Service records showed that Rhodes claimed as dependents daughters Ann Margaret and Alice and a son, David.

[6][12] In late 1936 Rhodes worked for the New York Herald Tribune in Paris,[6]: 291  and then he was employed in that city by United Press.

"[14][15] Rhodes wrote a story for United Press recounting his 1940 travel across the Soviet Union on his way to Tokyo, Japan, where he was able to file a report.

[6]: 291 Rhodes worked for United China Relief and the Federal Communications Commission in 1941, the Selective Service records showed.

[6]: 291  Postwar he was with the OWI recruiting personnel "for operations in psychological warfare," where he trained workers "for newly liberated areas.

"[6] He was described as "head of monitoring for Psychological Warfare Branch AFHQ [Air Force Headquarters] and later in a similar capacity with the ETO (European Theater of Operations, United States Army) during the war.

[26] In June 1949, FBI informant Elizabeth Bentley included Rhodes, who was identified as a "broadcaster for the army in Africa and Sicily," in a list of names she furnished to the House Committee on Un-American Activities.