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    "ocrText": "NYT(PSF-Intell) 140\nThe President\nWashington, D.C.\nSELLE\n12 July 1950\nJOINT DAILY SITREP #15*\n(map attached)\n1\nFrom 0800/11 (EDT) to 0800/12 (EDT)\nFrom 2200/11 (KT) to 2200/12 (KT)\n1. Weather:\nScattered low clouds over entire area, with visibility restricted\nby haze in the early morning. Overcast at 12,000 feet in south Korea.\nScattered rain showers in th afternoon. Forecast: Scattered low clouds\nwith visibility restricted by haze in early morning and scattered showers\nin the late afternoon. (SECRET)\n2. Soviet participation:\nThe Senior Soviet Naval Advisor at Pyongyang, North Korea\nNaval Headquarters is named Kapansu (Phonetic). He has 10 officers\nand 19 enlisted men who have been instructing in navigation and engineer-\ning in six months courses. No Soviet officers have been seen aboard\nNorth Korean naval vessels since 25 June. (FECOM) (SECRET)\n150 Soviets have been reported at a light house Chongjin (41-46N,\n129-49E). The Soviets laid 6 mines 5 km from the light house at 2 km\nintervals. (FECOM) (SECRET)\n3. Operations:\nENEMY SITUATION\na. In the Chonan-Kongju area, enemy forces supported by tanks\npushed south on the Chonan-Kongju highway and forced the 34th RCT to\nwithdraw to new defensive positions north of the Kum River in the vicinity\nof Kongju. To the northeast of Kongju between Chonui and Chochiwon\nenemy forces engaged elements of the 21st U.S. RCT now astride the\nhighway six miles north of Chochiwon. (FECOM) (TOP SECRET)\nb. In the Chongju-Umsong area enemy pressure on the ROK\nunits has resulted in a general planned withdrawal of the 1st Corps to\ndefensive positions along the Pogang River. (FECOM) (TOP SECRET)\n* Joint Daily Sitrep replaces the Joint Daily Summary. Joint Morning\nSitrep has been discontinued.\nDECLASSIFIED\nDECLASSIF\nE.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402\nDOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979\n1\nE.O. 12065, Ser\nDOD Directive 51003\nBy NLT-\nNARS, Date\n2/14/81\nTOP SECRET"
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