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OCR Page 1 of 7The President
Washington, D. C.
23 March 1951
SEC. 3.402 June Date 18; 2 JOINT
DAILY SITREP NO. 223
(maps attached)
E.O.
Dinetive
NARS,
From 0700/22 (EST) to 0700/23 (EST)
1
NU
From 2100/22 (Korea) to 8100/23 (Korea)
077
1. Weather:
By
Generally clear with unrestricted visibility. Battle area tem-
perature ranged from 19-52 degrees F. Forecast: Generally clear with
unrestricted visibility. Battle area temperatures will range from 20-58
degrees F. (FEAF)(SECRET)
2. Enemy Situation:
Enemy resistance continued light except in Chunchon sector
where roads north of the city were aggressively defended. Many mines
and booby traps encountered north of Seoul. Approximately 6,000 enemy
troops reported entrenched 9 miles northwest of Chunchon. (FECOM)
(SECRET)
3. United Nations Situation:
GROUND
a. General: The 187th Airborne RCT successfully dropped in
the Munsan area with a linkup by ground forces operating from Seoul,
underway. The entire I U.S. Corps advanced with substantial gains of
up to 7 miles noted in the Seoul sector. Elements of the 7th U.S. Cavalry
Regiment (IX U.S. Corps) occupied Chunchon without opposition. (FE-
(COM)(SECRET)
b. IU.S. Corps: The 187th Airborne RCT dropped unopposed
in the Munsan area at 0905/23 (KT). By 1115 hours elements of the Com-
bat Team were in contact with an undetermined number of enemy 1 mile
northeast of Munsan. A Task Force enroute to link up with the jumpers
had advanced unopposed to a point 13 miles northwest of Seoul on the
Seoul-Munsan highway by 1230/23 (KT). 1st ROK Division: The 11th and
15th ROK Regiments advanced up to six miles northwest of Seoul astride
the Seoul-Munsan highway against minor enemy resistance. 3d U.S. In-
fantry Division: The 65th U.S. Infantry Regiment attacking north of Seoul
reached an area 5 miles north of the city immediately to the left of the
Seoul-Uijongbu highway. Although enemy resistance was light, many
mines and booby traps were encountered along the route of advance, The
15th U.S. Infantry Regiment (Belgian Battalion attached) supported by air
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