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OCR Page 1 of 8The President
SECRET
Washington, D.C.
1 November 1950
1
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 125
(maps attached)
From 0700/31 (EST) to 0700/01 (EST)
From 2100/31 (Korea) to 2100/01 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
Along the west coast, the 21st U.S. Infantry RCT advanced thru
Sonchon, and was last reported within 4 miles of Chongko. The 5th and
19th U.S. Infantry RCT's drove an enemy regiment 3 miles north of Ku-
song. In the ROK II Corps zone, hostile forces forced the withdrawal of
8th ROK Division elements approximately 3 to 5 miles in an area east of
Unsan. Forward elements of the 1st U.S. Cavalry and 1st ROK Divisions,
whose advance has been stopped by stubborn resistance and several
counterattacks in the Unsan area, have been ordered to establish blocking
positions in the vicinity of Unsan and to employ all available units in a
coordinated attack against the enemy forces facing the 8th ROK Division.
The 6th ROK Division has been able to assemble some 2,950 troops in the
vicinity of Kunu; the 1st Battalion of its 19th Regiment remains cut off
behind enemy lines. Air reports that the 7th Regiment, which is out of
ground communication with the 6th ROK Division, is still moving south in
an effort to rejoin its parent unit. On the east coast, patrols of the ROK
Capitol Division ranged into Kilchu without contacting the enemy. Recon-
naissance elements of the 7th U.S. Infantry Division established contact
with ROK elements in the Pungsan area. Planes from BADOENG STRAIT
and SICILY provided combat air patrol for the Wonsan area and close
air support for the ground forces, ENGLISH and SPERRY provided fire
support in the Kojo area. Ground swells and heavy surf
slowed
unloading
at Iwon, and forced the discontinuance of operations at Wonsan. Sweeping
continued on the west coast, where THESEUS and escorts patrolled. On
31 October, Naval air flew 148 sorties, and U.N. aircraft under FEAF con-
trol flew 446 sorties, including 178 combat. On 1 November, 3 Yak-9's
attacked one T-6 and 1 B-26 southwest of Sinuiju. The B-26 shot down
one Yak. F-51's vectored into the area, shot down the other two Yaks.
No U.N. aircraft were lost. (FECOM)(SECRET)
2. Weather:
Scattered low clouds with visibility 10 miles lowering to 1 to 3
miles in ground fog in early morning. Forecast: No change. (FEAF)
(SECRET)
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12085, Sec. 3-402
DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979
2/14/81
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