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the President Washington, D.C. 10 November 1950 1 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 132 (maps attached) From 0700/09 (EST) to 0700/10 (EST) From 2100/09 (Korea) to 2100/10 (Korea) 1. Situation in Brief: The situation along the Eighth Army front continued quiet, with the exception of the Tokchon area where an estimated 2 enemy battalions supported by 4 to 6 tanks resisted ROK efforts to expand their positions. Friendly air destroyed the tanks, but observed few other worthwhile tar- gets on the immediate front, The 7th U.S. Marine Regiment, effectively supported by air and artillery, made gains in the Sudong area, while other U.S. units in the U.S. X Corps zone reported light contact. PHILIP- PINE SEA, VALLEY FORGE, and LEYTE operating off Hongwon launched strikes against enemy installations along the northern perimeter in addition to the Yalu River Bridge strikes reported on 9 November. BADOENG STRAIT and SICILY provided close air support for the 7th U.S. Infantry Division in the vicinity of Pungsan. Naval air flew 308 sorties on 9 Nov- ember, and U.N. aircraft under FEAF control flew 629 sorties, including 295 combat. (FECOM)(SECRET) 2. Weather: Broken to overcast low and middle clouds over south and east Korea. Visibility 7 miles, lowering to 3 to 5 miles in light rain. Scattered low clouds and broken middle clouds over north and west Korea, with visi- bility 8 miles lowering to 1 to 3 miles in early morning haze. Forecast: Overcast low and middle clouds over south and central Korea, with visi- bility 3 to 5 miles in rain, lowering to 1 mile along the coast. North Korea scattered low, middle, and high clouds becoming broken by 1200/11 (KT), with visibility 7 miles lowering to 1 to 3 miles in haze and fog during the morning, and in scattered snow showers in mountains during afternoon. (FEAF) (SECRET) 3. Chinese Communist Participation: a. A total of 48 Chinese PW's have been captured in the Eighth Army zone of responsibility. On 9 November, the 5th ROK Regiment cap- tured 4 Chinese PW's identified as being from the 335th Regiment, 112th Division, of the 38th CCF Army. Three other PW's who claimed to be DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 OF CRET By NLT. NARS, Date 2/14/81