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OCR Page 1 of 7The President
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Washington, D.C.
9 October 1950
1
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 104
(maps attached)
From 0700/08 (EST) to 0700/09 (EST)
From 2100/08 (Korea) to 2100/09 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
As major units assembled along the 38th parallel, ROK forces
already north of that line continued to advance. The 23d Regiment of the
3d ROK Division closed to within 8 miles of Wonsan, while the 26th Regi-
ment, swinging westward, entered Anbyon. The ROK Capitol Division
advanced 10 miles northwest of Hoeyang. Two North Korean battalions
were driven northwest from Hwachon, as the 6th ROK Division occupied
the city. The 7th ROK Division crossed the 38th as advance elements,
moving northeast from Uijongbu, seized Yongpyong, The enemy offered
stubborn resistance to the advance of the 8th ROK Division in the vicinity
of Yonchon, and to elements of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division in the Kaesong
area. Navy ships and planes continued patrolling all Korean waters with
no enemy activity reported. Naval patrol planes flew 42 sorties. FEAF
aircraft flew 541 effective sorties, of which 321 were combat. Fighter-
bombers are attacking enemy communications on a round-the-clock sched-
ule. B-29's attacked 75 separate targets across north Korea. On 9 October,
30 B-29's were dispatched to continue the attack on enemy communications,
(FECOM) (SECRET)
2. Weather:
Overcast middle and low clouds with bases at 2,000 feet over all
Korea. Visibility 6 miles, lowering to 2 miles in light rain showers. Fore-
cast: Scattered middle and low clouds with visibility 8 miles, lowering to
2 miles in scattered showers. (FEAF) (SECRET)
3. Soviet Participation:
Negative.
4. United Nations Situation:
GROUND
a. U.S. IX Corps: The 2d U.S. Infantry Division Command Post
opened in the vicinity of Kongju at 0800/09 (KT), as the 23d U.S. RCT con-
tinued securing the zone; the 38th U.S. RCT moved to a new assembly area,
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402
DOD Directive 5100.30, Jun@ 1? 1079
By
NLT
NARS, Date
2/14/81
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