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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nARMY\ne. The employment in Korea of the 1st Cavalry Division is\nplanned. (FECOM) (SECRET)\nNAVY\nf. Summary 7th Flt. carrier air strikes North Korea, 3 and 4\nJuly: 3 July our 2 Yak-9's shot down, 2 Li=2's and 6 0-10's damaged on\nground; 45-50 aircraft sighted on Pyongyang many of which were dummies;\nhangars at Haeju, Onjong, and Pongyang damaged; at Kyongui railyards south\nPyongyang, two locomotives and one freight train damaged. One operational\nloss. (SECRET) 4 July - Three full air strikes and four jet fighter\nsweeps launched against rail transport targets. One rail bridge destroyed,\ntwo damaged; five bus loads of troops at Ongin strafed with unknown cas-\nualties; 12 locomotives destroyed and 11 damaged by strafing and rockets;\nseven-car tank train strafed and left burning; track, rolling stock, and\ninstallations in rail marshalling yards north of Pyongyang and Chinnampo\ndamaged by bombing and rockets; two gunboats on Taedong River damaged;\nall strikes reported increased AA fire from 20-mm. and 40-mm. Two ship\naircraft damaged beyond ship repair by flak, and four damaged beyond ship\nrepair by barrier hop of flak damaged plane. Operation completed. Force\nreturning to Okinawa. (SECRET):\ng. USS JUNEAU and HMS BLACK SWAN destroyed upper works\nthree small tugboats and partially destroyed bridge near harbor of Chum-\nonshin. (SECRET)\nh. Marine corps units ordered WESPAC will consist of one Regi-\nmental Combat Team from 1st Marine Division, and one Marine Air Group\nreinforced by one Marine Air Control Group. (SECRET)\n1. Mine Squadron 3, consisting of one fleet minesweeper (AM) and\nsix motor minesweepers (AMS), was directed to cease minesweeping opera-\ntions in inland sea and proceed to Sasebo. (SECRET)\nj.\nThe naval blockade of Korea will be carried out by a Western\nKorean Support Group consisting of all British units including 2 light crui-\nsers, one light carrier, 4 destroyers and 3 frigates; and an Eastern Korean\nSupport Group consisting of US ships, including 1 light cruiser, 4 destroyers,\nplus 1 British destroyer and 1 frigate. (SECRET)"
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