Their first thought had been to report to military command.
At one time the station was also the home of a military command.
Lee never held another military command and died in 1782.
But the problem goes well beyond a breakdown of military command.
No past or current members of the military high command have been charged in the that case.
The military high command met today to discuss the matter, but made no public statement.
The Pentagon considered the building a "military command and control center."
However, a spokesman for the American military command here said he had not been found there.
The Russian military command says about 300 soldiers died during the fighting.
One question for the military command is the loyalty of its troops.