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The President 1 Washington, D.C. 24 November 1950 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 141 From 0700/22 (EST) to 0700/24 (EST) From 2100/22 (Korea) to 2100/24 (Korea) 1. Situation in Brief The U.S. Eighth Army attack jumped off on schedule, with early reports indicating that U.S. I and IX Corps have made considerable pro- gress with no hostile reaction. Air reported that élements of the 24th U.S. Infantry Division had scored gains of 3 to 4 miles; elements of the 25th U.S. Infantry Division were 2 miles forward of the line of depart- ure; while the 2d U.S. Infantry Division made advances up to 4-1/2 miles. In the U.S. X Corps Zone, the Capitol ROK Division advanced against light resistance to within 1 mile of Nanam; elements of the 32d U.S. RCT ad- vanced over icy roads unopposed to Samsu; the 5th U.S. Marine Regiment continued to advance northward on the east side of the Changjin Reservoir, while the progress of the 7th U.S. Marine Regiment on the west side was impeded by snow drifts and numerous roadblocks; and the 26th ROK Regi- ment made slight gains against stubbornly resisting enemy forces in the Huksu area. ST PAUL and ENGLISH continued harassing and interdiction fire in support of the Capitol ROK Division. Naval air flew 202 sorties on 22 and 23 November, and U.N. aircraft under FEAF control flew a total of 835 sorties, including 324 combat. (FECOM) (SECRET) 2. Weather: Multi-layer clouds over all Korea, except in the extreme northwest, clearing by 04:00/24(KT), and remaining clear, except in the northeast coastal area where low overcast persisted. Forecast: To remain unchanged until 0800/25(KT) when broken low clouds will form along the coast in the Wonsan area. (FEAF) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-40? DOD Directive 5100.30, June 13, 1 By NLT- H2 NARS, Date 2/17/81