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    "ocrText": "II\nSOUTH KOREAN ARMY\nk. The 1st ROK Corps continued its defense along a line running\ngenerally from Munui to the area southwest of Koesan with the 1st Division\non the right and the 2d Division on the left. The Capitol Division is\nmoving to Poun to constitute the 1st Corps Reserve. The 17th Regt is\nalso moving to Poun. (FECOM) (TOP SECRET)\n1. The 2d Corps, consisting of the 6th Division, 8th Division, and\n23d Infantry Regiment, was established as of 14 July with Headquarters at\nHamchang. (FECOM) (TOP SECRET)\nU.S. NAVY\nm, First Neptune reconnaissance report along the east coast on the\nnight of 16-17 July showed a few small unidentified vessels along the\ncoastal area. The fishing fleet previously reported as 50 vessels was\npicked up 70 miles south of its earlier reported position of 40-40N\nand\n129-25E. (COMNAVFE) (CONFIDENTIAL)\nn, The Seventh FLEET, when released from its support mission\nfor TF90, will conduct carrier air strikes from the Japan Sea against\nNorth Korean military targets on or about 19 July, and then retire for\nreplen ishmenton 20 July. Strikes on 21 and 22 July will be made from the\nYellow Sea area. (COMNAVFE) (SECRET)\nO Reconnaissance flights by land-based (Navy) Privateers are\nplanned to commence in the general area of the North Formosan Straits\non or about 18 July, (COM7thFLT) (CONFIDENTIAL)\np. HMS ALACRITY, during its inshore patrol of the Korean west\ncoast, recovered 7 members of the B-29 crew who bailed out on 12 July.\nTwo other crewmen are reported to have parachuted; the remainder are\nbelieved to have been in the aircraft when it exploded. (COMNAVFE) (SECRET)\nq. On 15 July JUNEAU, DEHAVEN and MANSFIELD harassed the east\ncoast. JUNEAU destroyed a radio station at 36-41.5N and silenced counter\nbattery fire (75-mm.) in the same vicinity. JUNEAU also shelled an\nobservation post at 36-31.5N and a radio station at 36-36N with unobserved\nresults. During the same period, DEHAVEN shelled Pyonghae and bridges\nat 36-43N and 36.46N. An observing aircraft reported fires in Pyonghae and\none bridge destroyed. (COMNAVFE) (TOP SECRET)\n3\nTOP"
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