Moscow, Feb, 19.
expedition, re at 130 pin. to-As M. Oyajhe head of the rece day, both' ice-breakers approached the camp and stopped 1% kilometres from it. Eighty ren, carrying flags, went to the camp, rhe Scientists met them also with flags and portraits of Stalin. M. Ostaltsev reported to the scientists, "At the instructions of the Government, the ships Taimyr and Murman tave arrived at your disposal, Awaiting orders."
After a short meeting and cheers in honour of Stalin and the heroic scientists, packing up began. Half an hour later, files of men cautiously carrying the valuable load—the equipment of the North Pole Station, were moving between the camp and the Taimyr, At 5.30 p.m, the entire equipment of the camp was loaded on the Taimyr. At 7 p.m. both icebreakers: headed for the Soviet shores.
M. Otto Schmidt on board the iceeaker Yermak radioed to-night infinitely happy at the wonderful success of Taimyr and Murman. When everything is over and both ships are out of the ice, we will go to the Murmanetz to free it from the ice.
Soviet leaders, including Messrs. Stalin, Molotov, Voroshilov, Kaganovich, Kalinin, Mikoyan, Chubar, Andreyev, Kossior, Zhdanov, Yezhov, Petrovsky, Eikhe, Khruschev sent Messrs Papanin, Shirshov, Krenkel and Fedorov the following telegram: "We congratulate you on the successful execution of your responsible task. Our entire country is proud of your heroic work, We are awaiting your return to Moscow. Fraternal They also sent to M. Ostaltsev, head of the rescue expedition, M. Barsukov, captain of the Taimyr, M. Kotzov, captain of the Murman and to the crews of Taimyr and Murman the following telegram: "Accept our gratitude and the gratitude of the whole Soviet people for the brilliant execution of the task of rendering assistance tó Papanin's glorious expedition. We are proud of your courageous self-sacrificing. work. Fraternal greetings."
"Pravda" to-day published a letter from the polar explorer, M. Stefanson, who wrote: "No polar expedition was more perfect in organization and carrying out: its work, than Papanin's. Polar scientists of the whole world enthusiastically speak about Papanin, Krenkel, Fedorov and Shirshov, about the courageous and competent execution of their task, about Schmidt and the Chief Administration of the Northern Sea Route, who have carefully equipped this difficult expedition with everything necessary."—Tass.
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