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President SIN CRE II 1 Washington, D.C. 14 May 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 259 (Maps attached) From 0700/11(EST) to 0700/14(EST) From 2100/11 (Korea) to 2100/14(Korea) 1. Weather: Broken high and middle clouds starting in the south and spreading overall Korea by the end of the period. Broken low clouds with light rain in northwest and central Korea. Visibility six to eight miles lower- ing to one to four miles in rain. Temperatures 50 to 80 degrees F. Forecast: No change. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile activity was relatively light in the I, IX, and X US Corps sectors over the weekend. Enemy groups denied friendly efforts to cross the Soyang River southwest of Inje, and several enemy attacks up to regimental strength were made against ROK units on the right flank with some penetration. On 11 May, air observed a 28-mile smoke screen north of the Hwachon Reservoir and reported new airstrip construction in enemy rear areas. A total of 2756 enemy vehicles were sighted during the period, of which 1510 were southbound, a decided decrease from pre- vious periods. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: ROK units on the UN right flank continued vigor- ous engagements with stubborn enemy groups. Some slight friendly with- drawals took place under heavy enemy pressure, but activity had slackened by the end of the period. Elsewhere across the Eighth Army front, friendly patrols ranged up to twenty miles ahead of front lines. The 3d US Infantry Division moved from the I US Corps to the IX US Corps sector as Army reserve. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065,Sec 3 402 DOD Directive 5.00.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HL NARS, Date 2/21 281