Moscow, Feb. 18.
The captain of the Murman reports that to-day at 4 pin. the icebreaker, advancing north-westward, entered the area of ice blocks surrounding M. Ivan Papanin's camp which is clearly to be seen at a distance of five miles westward.
The flag of U.S.S.R., floating above the camp, is clearly to be seen through field glasses. At 6.45 p.m. M. Papanin's party informed the Murma: by radio: "We see you well. You are welcome. We heartily wish you sue-
It is reported from on board the Taimyr that, "last night the weather got worse. We creak through large sheets of broken ice of nine points. Our ce-ordinates are: 71 degrees 01 minute Northern latitude, 19 degrees 36 minutes Western longitude."—Tass.
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