How the U.S. Embassy in Moscow burned in 1977 The U.S. diplomats suspected some of the Soviet firefighters were disguised KGB agents.
Malcolm Toon, Jimmy Carter’s choice for the key post of the U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was having fun at a black tie dinner at the Romanian Ambassador’s residence in Moscow, when an ominous call suddenly interrupted his pleasant evening.
On the other side of the line was young political officer James Schumaker, who had arrived in Moscow only recently. “We’ve got a fire here in.” he began telling the ambassador.
Dinner interrupted