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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nMILITARY OPERATIONS FROM 11 MARCH 1951\nTO 11 APRIL 1951, INCLUSIVE\n35. During the two weeks period ending 15 March 1951, CINCFE\ncontinued to keep the enemy off balance by limited objective\noperations. During this period, United Nations pressure forced\nthe enemy northward 6-8 miles on the central front of Korea.\nThe enemy undertook vigorous delaying actions but suffered heavy\ncasualties. Meanwhile, the enemy continued to move heavy forces\ninto North Korea. Extensive vehicular movements in hostile\nrear areas were noted. Guerrilla forces operating in United\nNations rear areas were relatively inactive. On 15 March 1951,\nthe front lines ran generally along the Han River from the west\ncoast to 12 miles east of Seoul, thence generally eastward to\nYangdogwan, thence east-southeast to Man-ni, east-northeast to\nHajinby and thence northeast to Chimunjin.\nTRUMAN\n\"NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\n36. United Nations naval forces continued to deny to the enemy\nRECORDS\nS\nSERVICE\nCOVER\nto\nthe use of Korean coastal waters while protecting the un-\nrestricted movement of United Nations shipping to and from Korea.\nCarrier-based aircraft and naval gunfire destroyed moving\ntransport, scores of bridges, and rendered unusable many tunnels,\nin hostile rear areas.\n37. Enemy jet fighters in flights of 15-25 during the two\nweeks! period ending 15 March ineffectively challenged United\nNations air supremacy. The United States Air Force and Naval\nAir applied relentless pressure against the enemy and achieved\na new figure of some 1,250 sorties on one day. There was close\nintegration of air and ground efforts.\n38. On 15 March 1951, the Joint Chiefs of Staff held an informal\nconference with representatives of the Department of State and\namong other things, discussed the Korean situation. It appeared\nto be generally agreed that at some future meeting an agreement\nshould be reached on the objectives in Korea. It was suggested\nthat the Secretary of State talk to the Secretary of Defense\nSECRET\n- 99 -"
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