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OCR Page 1 of 9The President
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Sec. 3.4.02 jung Date, 18, 'al)
Washington, D.C.
4 January 1950
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JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 168
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BOD
By Mit
From 0700/03 (EST) to 0700/04 (EST)
From 2100/03 (Korea) to 2100/04 (Korea)
1. Situation in Brief:
The enemy continued to press southward as U.N. forces executed
withdrawals to new defense positions south of the Han River. The withdrawal
from the Seoul bridgehead has been conducted in an orderly manner with
elements of the 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade screening the
movement from positions north of the city. During the morning of 3 January,
the enemy conducted small-scale attacks on the left flank positions of the 29th
United Kingdom Infantry Brigade Group in the bridgehead area. These attacks
grew in intensity, and by afternoon the hostile strength had increased to regi-
mental size. At the same time, the Brigade received several enemy attacks
on its right flank up to battaliion size. Counterattacks by the Brigade against
these attacks during the day restored friendly positions and caused the enemy
to withdraw. Meanwhile, the 24th U.S. Infantry Division to the east of the
British Brigade successfully repulsed several company size attacks during
the day, but an increase in strength was apparent. Contact with the enemy
was broken during the evening, and movement to new positions was initiated.
The situation in the Kapyong area has not been clarified. The 31st and 32d
ROK Regiments at last report were still surrounded by a large enemy force,
but were attempting to break the encirclement and move to the south. A late
report indicates that the 36th ROK Regiment has been cut off in the same area.
Increased guerrilla activity in the U.S. X Corps and ROK Army sectors has
hampered the withdrawal of friendly forces. Carrier aircraft flew a total
of 183 sorties in close support of troops along the battle line, interdiction
strikes in the Hwachon reservoir area and northward to Wonsan, and armed
reconnaissance in the Kaesong area. U.N. aircraft under FEAF control flew
899 sorties. (FECOM) (SECRET)
2. Weather:
Scattered to broken low clouds north of the 37th parallel with visibility
generally poor because of snow showers, haze, smoke, and fog. Forecast:
Cloud coverage to be broken to overcast middle clouds with scattered to occa-
sional broken low clouds in north and central areas. Visibility to be poor be-
cause of smoke, haze, and snow showers. Battle area minimum temperatures
to stay at about 10oF. (FEAF) (SECRET)
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