WORLD : U.S. to Raze Moscow Embassy
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State James A. Baker III notified Congress today that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will be torn down and a new one erected in its place.
The decision, pending for months, was based on U.S. intelligence conclusions that the Soviets had implanted sophisticated listening devices in the structure.
Rep. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.) said she is “extremely pleased” about the decision. The ranking Republican member of the House Operations subcommittee, she had concluded after inspecting the embassy in April, 1987, that tearing it down was the best solution.
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