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The President 1 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 Washington, D.C. DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 25 April 1951 By NLT- AVIIA NARS, Date 2/21/81 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 246 (maps attached) From 0700/24(EST) to 0700/25(EST) From 2100/24(Korea) to 2100/25(Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered high and middle clouds becoming overcast high and broken middle clouds. Visibility 3 to 5 miles in haze, improving to 10 miles. Temperatures 33 to 66 degrees F. Forecast: Overcast high and broken middle clouds with bases at 12000 feet. Visibility 3 to 5 miles in haze. Temperatures 46 to 62 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy pressure increased during the period in the I US Corps sec- tor, decreased against the IX US Corps, and was lighter opposite the X US Corps and the ROK III and I Corps. Air observed 1100 enemy vehicles during the night, of which 510 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: UN forces were reported withdrawing to new defensive positions ten miles south of the 38th parallel in the I US Corps sector and generally holding previous positions across the rest of the Eighth Army front. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Front-line units of the Corps were last re- ported withdrawing to an east-west line from a point southwest of Munsan on the I'n River running eastward approximately 10 miles south of the 38th I -allel - to the Corps right boundary 6 miles west of Kapyong. (FECOM) (SECRET)