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President WITH II DECLASSIFIED 1 E.O. 12005, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT= AV NARS, Date 2/21/81 Washington, D. C. 2 May 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 251 (maps attached) From 0700/1(EST) to 0700/2(EST) From 2100/1(Korea) to 2100/2(Korea) 1. Weather: Clear in North Korea with broken middle clouds south of 37 degrees North. Visibility 5 to 7 miles over battle area. Temperature 47 to 72 degrees F. Forecast: Scattered high and middle clouds in- creasing to overcast high and broken middle clouds. Visibility 3 to 5 miles in haze and smoke. Temperature 49 to 68 degrees. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity was generally limited to patrol contacts across the Eighth Army front. Hostile groups of platoon and company size attacked III ROK Corps units near the 38th parallel without penetrating friendly positions. An enemy regiment and two battalions were reported in the Chunchon area. Enemy build-up continued, as air sighted 2130 vehicles during the night, of which 1567 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. UN Situation: GROUND a. General: UN patrols ranged 7, 000 yards north of the Seoul perimeter with light enemy contact. Other friendly elements pa- trolled the central sectors without contact, and ROK units repulsed several enemy attacks and made slight advances. The 7th US Infantry Division was attached to the IX US Corps and began to relieve elements of the 6th ROK and 1st US Marine Divisions south of the Hongchon River. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Front line units patrolled 5, 000 to 7,000 yards to the front against light enemy contact. 1st ROK Division elements engaged and dispersed several company strength enemy groups ten miles am