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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nDivision facing the 1st and 6th ROK Divisions in the Mungyong-Hamehang\nArea; 13th (?) NK Division facing 1st ROK Division in the Hamchang Area;\n8th NK Division facing the Capitol ROK Division in the Yechon Area; 7th\nNK Division facing 8th ROK Division in the Yongju-Andong Area; 5th NK\nDivision facing 3rd ROK Division and one Company, 21st US Infantry in the\nYongdok-Kanggu Area® (FECOM) (SECRET)\nD. In the west coast area the 4th NK Division is concentrating in the\nvicinity of Hadong. The 2nd NK Regiment moved to Hadong to reinforce\nenemy elements already there. Tanks have been brought up to lead the\nadvance towards Chinju. Approximately 400 NK Troops advanced from\nHadong to a position seven miles east of Chinju. An enemy tank-infantry\ncolumn is proceeding from Anui to Kochang. (FECOM) (SECRET)\nC. In the Kumchon Area the 2nd and 3rd NK Divisions continued to\nexert heavy pressure on the 1st Cavalry Division and the 27th Infantry\nAn enemy force of undetermined strength penetrated U.S. lines in the\nvicinity of Hwanggan. On the right (North) flank slight penetrations were\nmade in the line held by the 24th Infantry seven miles west of Sangju.\n(FECOM) (SECRET)\nd. An unconfirmed report indicates that an unidentified NK Division\nis headed towards Muju from Yongdong. In Chirye, twelve miles south of\nKumchon, NK troops presumably guerrillas, dressed in white, are assembl-\ning, Seven miles north of Chirye an enemy road block bisects the Kumchon-\nKochang highway Sixteen miles south of Kumchon, 1500 refugees, probably\ndisguised NK troops, are moving from Kwangi to Changchon. (FECOM)\n(SECRET)\ne. In the east sector 12 tanks and a large concentration of troops\nwere observed in the vicinity of Mungyong. ROK forces seized Hill 267g\nfive miles north of Ham chang. In an attack north of Yechon the 18th ROK\nregiment killed 52 and captured some enemy equipment. Elements of the\n8th N.K. Division, attempting to encircle ROK troops, have established a\nroad block at Sinyang, ten miles east of Yechon® ROK troops in Yechon\nwere under artillery fire. Elements of the 7th NK Division, supported by\ntanks, crossed a branch of the Naesong river and attacked the 8th ROK\nDivision north of Yechon. In preparation for the attack a N.K. regiment\nadvanced south along the Yongju-Ongchon road. (FECOM) (SECRET)\n1. In the Yongdok area the 3rd ROK Division made slight advances\nagainst heavy enemy opposition. An unconfirmed report states that the\n5th NK Division lost two battalions recently in action in the Yongdok Area.\n(FECOM) (SECRET)\n2\nSECRET"
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