Report, Joint Daily Summary Number 10

N.L.,(CRSF-Intell).) 136 The President TOP SECRET Vashington, D.C. 7 July 1950 JOINT DAILY SUMMARY #10 (map attached) 1 From 1000/OG(EDT) to 1000/07(EDT) From 2400/06(KT) to 2400/07(KT) * Not reported in Joint Morning SITREP No. 9 1. Weather: Overcast, with bases at 1,500, tops at 5,000, visibility eight miles, becoming broken at 3,000, visibility ten miles by 1000/07(KT), becoming scattered to broken at 3,000 with widely scattered showers by 1500(KT), this condition persisting until end of day. Forecast: Scattered to broken low clouds, with bases at 1,500, tops at 3,000, visibility ten miles by 1000/08(KT), becoming scattered to broken at 3,000 with widely scattered showers by 1500(KT), this condition persisting until 1800(KT). 2. Soviet participation: Negative. 3. Operations: Enemy Situation *a. As of 2100/07(KT) the enemy continued to press south, with an enveloping movement by the 3₫ and 4th North Korean Divisions, until the front line reached from a point north of Chonan, northeast to Mugung, thence to Chungju, thence generally east to the east coast. From west to east, the enemy 1st, 3d, and 4th Divisions are spearheading the advance. The enemy 5th Division is probing south and west from Wonju toward the 6th South Korean Division position near Mugung, with some elements mov- ing west to Ansong. FECOM estimates that the North Koreans are employ- ing a total force of nine divisions supported by attached armor. (FECOM) (SECRET) *b. On the east coast, enemy movement to the south continues, with 500 enemy troops reported surrounded by 2 South Korean battalions 30 miles south of Utchin at Pyongok. Minor guerrilla activity has been re- ported at nearby Yongdok. (FECOM) (SECRET) *C. At 2100/07(KT), FECOM stated that enemy ground units are advancing south on every highway and trail in Korea from coast to coast. The morale of the North Korean forces is, according to FECOM, extremely high. Reports from the front indicate skill and resourcefulness on the part of the enemy in eliminating road blocks by envelopments. (FECOM)(SECRET) 1 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 TV SECRET DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HU NARS, Date 2/14/81