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The President Washington, U. C. 14 March 1951 SIN E.O. tive 12065, 5100.30, NARS, Sec. June 3-402 Date 18, 2/21/81 1979 From DECLASSIFIED JOINT DAILY SITREP NO; 216 (maps attached) 1 AL 0700/13 (EST) to 0700/14(EST) From 2100/13 (Korea) to 2100/14(Korea) 1. Weather: Weather was clear becoming overcast with 10 miles visibility. Battle area temperature ranged from 30-50 degrees F. Forecast: Scattered to broken low clouds clearing by 1800/15 (KT) as cold front moves south. Visibility 3-5 miles increasing towards end of period. Battle area temperature will range from 31-51 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: a. In general, enemy contact on the Eighth Army front was extremely light except in the 1st U. S. Cavalry Division sector where an enemy counterattack in battalion strength was repulsed without loss of ground. The character of resistance encountered, plus PW interrogation and other in- telligence information, tends to support the belief that the enemy main line of resistance has not yet been reached. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. Estimated enemy casualties from the beginning of the Korean campaign to 13 March 1951; Battle Non-Battle PW Total North Korean 275,091 45,878 138,879 Army 459,848 Chinese Com adidas munist Forces 241,253 30,564 1,715 273,532 Totals 516,344 76,442 140,594 733,380 (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: The Eighth Army made limited advances along the entire front with the exception of the Seoul area. Patrols of the 7th U. S. Cavalry Regiment ranged to 1 mile southwest of the Hongchon road junction with minor enemy contact. The 6th ROK Division has been shifted from the right to the left flank of the 1st U. S. Cavalry Division. The 27th British Commonwealth (SECRET) Brigade reverted to operational control of IX Corps. (FECOM)