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SE 1 DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- WU NARS, Date 2121181 Washington, D. C. 28 June 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 291 (Maps attached) From 0700/27(EST) to 0700/28(EST) From 2100/27(Korea) to 2100/28(Korea) 1. Weather: Broken middle and high clouds, with scattered low clouds. Visi- bility 10 miles. Temperatures 65 to 85 degrees F. Forecast: Broken high and low clouds. Visibility 3 to 5 miles in rain showers. Tempera- tures 62 to 80 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile resistance continued strongest in the Kumhwa-Pukhan River area, where the enemy launched 4 attacks of platoon to battalion strength and stubbornly opposed friendly advances in heavy fighting. Friendly air sighted continued build-up of enemy supplies north of IX and X Corps positions and observed 2000 vehicles, 1095 of which were southbound (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: Friendly units made limited gains east of Kumhwa and patrolled aggressively in other sectors. A task force reached the Chorwon-Ichon road, 9 miles west of Chorwon. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: 1st ROK Division patrols encountered light resistance south of Kaesong, and the 29th British Brigade placed artil- lery fire on hostile groups across the Imjin. Farther north, a task SLA