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The story of Soviet school children presenting a US Ambassador with a wooden wall piece bearing the US Seal, later discovered to contain a listening device, is a fascinating piece of history. It’s a remarkable example of espionage and Cold War intrigue. The fact that the listening device remained undetected for seven years is astonishing.

One can only imagine the information that might have been intercepted during that time. The story serves as a reminder of the lengths to which intelligence agencies went to gather information during the Cold War era.