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The President NLT(PSF - -Intell.)154 SECRE II Washington, D. C. 14 August 1950 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 48 (maps attached) From 0800/13 (EDT) to 0800/14 (EDT) 1 From 2200/13 (KT) to 2200/14 (KT) 1. Weather: Considerable low cloudiness at 500 feet in southwest Korea, with scattered showers. Elsewhere, generally fair Forecast: Considerable middle and high cloudiness over South Korea, with scattered thunderstorms inland. Extensive low cloudiness along the east coast. Visibility inland unrestricted except in showers. (FECOM) (SECRET) 2. Sovit Soviet Participation: Negative. 3. Enemy Situation: a. In the Chinju area a limited attack against elements of the 5th U.S. Infantry RCT is reported to be well in hand. By-passed enemy groups are constantly harassing friendly lines of communications, but a small pocket 8 miles northwest of Masan was eliminated, and 2 small pockets 4 and 8 miles west of Chirwon are under attack by friendly forces. A North Korean force estimated at less than a battalion is about 2 miles northwest of Tundok. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. The 4th North Korean Division continued to reinforce its bridgehead in the 24th U.S. Infantry Division sector. A pilot reports an unknown number of artillery pieces on the west side of the Naktong River believed ready to cross. Corduroy approaches observed on both sides of the river 9 miles west of Yongsan indicate either a ferrying site or possibly the location of an underwater bridge. An enemy unit is reported digging in about 5 miles west-southwest of Yongsan. Sporadic enemy mortar and small arms fire was DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 TOP DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HU 2/14/81