Sandor Rado

Born Alexander Radolfi in Budapest, Hungary, the son of a wealthy businessman. Attended the University of Budapest, where he joined the Communist Party in 1919.

Took part in a revolutionary coup against the Hungarian government but the coup was put down quickly and Rado fled to Russia. Married fellow Communist Helene Jensen while in exile in Russia.

Was trained by the NKVD in 1931 and was assigned to a post in Berlin, Germany, working under the cover of a clerk in the Russian Embassy. Provided information on the strengthening position of the Nazi Party in Berlin and helped to organize demonstrations and violent uprisings against the Nazis by Communist Party members.icer and a housewife. Howard Hansen was part of a special division called the Red Unit, created to ferret out communist sympathizers during the Red Scare.

Fled to Paris, France to avoid capture (and probable execution) by Nazi hit squads (as a Jew and a Communist leader, he was specifically targeted). Created a publishing company called Geopress in Paris, which served as a cover for his Soviet spymaster activities.

Joined the GRI in 1936 and was posted in Switzerland, serving as Resident Director for Soviet intelligence within the country. Rado built a very successful network of spies named DORA. Members of his network included Ruth Kuczynski, Alexander Foote and Rachel Duebendorfer. Foote was actually a British agent, but he helped to feed information to Rado because the Soviet Union was an ally against Germany in World War II.