Moscow, Feb. 12.
The special correspondent, of 'Tass' on board the ice-breaker Taimyr wires: "On February 12 at 645 p.m.. cur ce-ordinates were 71 degrees 38 minutes north latitude, 17 degrees 20 minutes west longitude. The weather is clear. We see the coast of Greenland, and Thompson Cape.
"We spoke with Krenkel at 1230 pin. He told us that at 6 a.m. they saw our searchlight clearly. We are [forcing our way through a thick pack jot ice, and believe that we are very [near to the ice-floe.
"North-west wind's velocity is three points. The temperature is 26 degrees below zero."
In the radio conversation on February 11, Krenkel said that two miles , from Papanin's camp there is an lice-floe of twenty by 250 metres, suitable for the operations of light aeroplanes. The expedition was ordered to begin to unpack the planes.
At 1230 p.m. on February 12. the drifting "North Pole" station was located at 71 degrees 37 minutes North latitude, 20 degrees 10 minutes West longitude.—Tass.
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