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President DECLASSIFIED all CRET 1 DOD MLT- Directive we NARS, Date 2/21/81 E.O. 12065, 5100.30, Sec. June 3-402 18, 1979 Washington, D.C. By 29 May 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 270 (Maps attached) From 0700/28(EST) to 0700/29(EST) From 2100/28 (Korea) to 2100/29(Korea) 1. Weather: On 29 May there was fog in the early morning with ceiling of 100 I 300 feet and visibility 1/8 to 1 mile increasing to 7 miles by mid-day. Forecast: Overcast of multilayered clouds over the entire area. Scat- tered low clouds at 2,000 feet becoming broken in the afternoon in South Korea. Visibility generally good after the dissipation of early morning fog. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile groups continued to withdraw northward but offered stiffen- ing resistance in the central sectors. Two enemy counterattacks were made on Marine positions southwest of Inje. Battalion to regimental size enemy groups held positions 13 miles west of Ewachon against friendly attacks, (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: Friendly units continued to advance across most of the front, reaching new positions north of Hwachon and Inje. ROK forces on the right flank advanced 17 miles north of the 38th parallel against light to no resistance. Gains up to 4 miles were made by Eighth Army units in their sectors. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: 1st ROK Division units continued to patrol the south bank of the Imjin River without significant contact. 1st US Cavalry Division forces patrolled the area south of Yonchon, encounter - ing small enemy groups and receiving enemy artillery or mortar, small arms, and automatic weapons fire. On the Corps right flank, elements STARK