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President 1 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 Washington, D. C. By NLT we 8 May 1951 NARS, Date 2121181 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 255 (Maps attached) From 0700/7(EST) to 0700/8(EST) From 2100/7(Korea) to 2100/8(Korea) 1. Weather: Broken to overcast high and middle clouds with light rain south of 37th parallel, generally clear north of 37th parallel. Visibility two to four miles in battle area. Temperatures 46 to 70 degrees F. Forecast: No change. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile forces withdrew under attack of I US Corps units south of Munsan and offered scattered resistance and one small probing attack near Uijongbu. Enemy activity was nearly non-existent across the cen- tral front, but was medium to heavy against ROK units in the vicinity of Inje, on the right flank. The heavy enemy build-up continued, with air reporting 2955 vehicles sighted, of which 1310 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: The 1st ROK Division continued its attack on the left flank, reaching positions ten miles south of Munsan, along the Seoul-Munsan highway. The key towns of Uijongbu and Chunchon and the entire Eighth Army center sectors were patrolled extensively, with light to no contact. On the UN right flank, ROK units advanced up to four miles in the area between Yangyang and Inje, reaching new points of farthest advance since the latest Communist offensive. (FECOM) (SECRET)