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The President 1 SECKET Washington, D.C. 26 September 1950 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 91 (maps attached) From 0700/25 (EST) to 0700/26 (EST) From 2100/25 (Korea) to 2100/26 (Korea) / 1. Situation in Brief: GROUND Advances continued throughout the Eighth Army zone, encountering no major enemy resistance from the retreating, disorganized enemy. U.S. troops seized Chinju against moderate resistance and continued to advance 10 miles northwestward, captured Hyopchon and Kochang, seized Kumchon and continued to advance toward Yongdong, entered Chochiwon and Ham- chang. ROK units continued advancing northward seizing Yechon, Andong and Songchon, 10 miles north of Yongdok. General MacArthur announced the capture of Seoul, with only pockets of resistance being encountered during the afternoon of 26 September. (FECOM) (SECRET) NAVY U.N. cruisers and destroyers continued patrolling Korean waters, interdicting the use of the east coast highway to the enemy fleeing north, providing gunfire support as requested by forces ashore, protecting the Inchon unloading operations, and attacking enemy forces on off-shore islands. Carrier-based naval aircraft struck rail, road, and water transports near Seoul to prevent enemy movement into the area, and provided close support for the advancing troops. On 25 September, 262 naval air sorties were flown. (COMNAVFE) (SECRET) AIR On 25 September, FEAF aircraft flew 596 sorties including 375 combat. Fighter bombers and B-26's attacked enemy forces displaced by the advance of the Eighth Army, killing an estimated 1,400. On 26 Septem- ber, FEAF Bomber Command dispatched 53 B-29's which attacked a nitro- gen plant, a hydro-electric plant, and enemy communications with generally unobserved to excellent results. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Weather: Scattered low clouds and broken middle clouds over all Korea. Visibility 10 miles, lowering to 2 to 4 miles in early morning for Fore- DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 13, 1079 By NLT= NC NARS, Date 2/14/81