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President SECRET 1 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 AJ NARS, Date 2/21/81 Washington, D.C. By NLT- 18 May 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 263 (Maps attached) From 0700/17(EST) to 0700/18(EST) Fr m 2100/17(Korea) to 2100/18(Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered low clouds over all Korea increasing to overcast low clouds in the northwest. Visibility 8 miles lowering to 3 miles in haze. Temperature 52 to 63 degrees F. Forecast: Clear to scattered clouds north of 39 degrees with broken middle clouds in the south. Visibility 3 to 5 miles improving to eight miles. Temperatures 52 to 65 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: The enemy continued aggressive pressure during the period, ex- ploiting penetrations in the eastern and east-central sectors. Hostile groups of up to regimental strength attacked at some twelve points from Chunchon east to the eoast. In other sectors, enemy units were encoun- tered closer to friendly lines, and one hostile attack ten miles northeast of Seoul was repulsed after initial penetration. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: ROK units in the eastern sectors withdrew to new defensive positions and fought to contain penetrations along the X US Corps-III ROK Corps boundary, south of Pupyong. One company of the 2nd US Infantry Division was cut off east of Chunchon, and friendly units were attacking to close the penetration. Farthest UN withdrawal placed the 7th ROK Division, in the X US Corps sector, eighteen miles south of the 38th parallel and 25 miles east of Hongchon. Friendly patrolling continued against increasing resistance in the vicinities of Munsan, Uijong- bu, and Kapyong, in the western sectors. (FECCM) (SECRET) DE CRE