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Pres 1 DECLASSIFIED II E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NL NARS, Date 2.21.81 Washington, D.C. 3 May 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 252 (maps attached) From 0700/2(EST) to 0700/3(EST) From 2100/2(Korea) to 2100/3(Korea) 1. Weather: Generally clear becoming overcast north of 38 degrees north. Visibility 6 to 8 miles in haze. Forecast: Overcast high and broken middle clouds becoming scattered. Visibility 6 to 8 miles. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: The enemy resupply effort continued during the night, as air observed 2, 757 vehicles, of which 1, 630 were southbound. Enemy groups up to regimental size resisted friendly' patrols in the I US Corps sector and probed a X US Corps position. Farther east, enemy units up to battalion strength resisted ROK advances and attacked friendly units without penetration. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: Friendly forces patrolled actively across the entire UN front, ranging up to six miles ahead of the front lines, with generally light to no contact. ROK units made slight advances near the least coast. The 2nd ROK Division moved into the line in the IX US Corps sector, and a new IX-X US Corps boundary placed the 1st US Marine Division in the X Corps. The 7th ROK Division also came under X Corps control. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: 1st ROK Division tank-infantry patrols en- gaged an estimated enemy regiment in a six hour skirmish twelve miles northwest of Seoul and dispersed enemy platoons in the same area before