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1 2 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 2121/81 1979 Washington, D.C. 4 May 1951 By NLT- HV NARS, Date JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 253 (Maps attached) From 0700/3(EST) to 0700/4(EST) From 2100/3(Korea) to 2100/4(Korea) 1. Weather: Overcast high and middle clouds over all Korea with broken low clouds over North Korea. Visibility three to five miles in rain showers. Temperatures 56 to 66 degrees F. Forecast: Cold front moving south from Seoul area. Scattered low and middle clouds north of 39 degrees latitude. Expected to clear late in the period. Visibility 6 to 8 miles. Temperatures 55 to 64 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile resistance to friendly patrols continued during the period, principally in the I US Corps sector, where regimental and battalion size enemy groups were encountered. Enemy activity was light in the central sector; and on the right flank, North Korean units up to battalion strength engaged ROK elements. The enemy build-up effort continued during the night as air observed 1654 vehicles, 1237 moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: UN patrols again ranged up to nine miles for- ward of the front lines and established patrol bases three to seven miles ahead of positions in the IX and X US Corps sectors. I US Corps patrols met and dispersed enemy groups up to fifteen miles north of Seoul, east and west of Uijongbu. ROK units drove the enemy from high ground positions on the UN right flank after a two-day fight. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: An estimated enemy regiment was dispersed ten miles northwest of Seoul after strongly resisting a 1st ROK Division patrol. Air observed an estimated enemy division in positions northwest I