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1 DECLASSIFIED DOD Directive E.O. 12065, 5100.30, Sec. June 3-402 18, 2/21/81 1979 NLT- HV NARS, Date Washington, D.C By 2 July 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 293 (Maps attached) From 0700/29(EST) to 0700/2(EST) From 2100/29(Korea) to 2100/2(Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered cloud conditions over all Korea during the period. Visi- bility was generally good. Temperatures 70 to 95 degrees F. Fore- cast: Scattered high, middle, and low clouds in the east sectors. Visi- bility good. Temperatures 65 to 95 degrees F. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile groups continued active resistance to friendly patrols and launched numerous attacks up to company strength near Kumhwa and Sohwa, (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND a. General: Friendly patrols probed up to 2 miles southwest of Pyonggang in the I US Corps sector, as other units attacked from the Chorwon-Kumhwa road and advanced up to 5 miles. Patrols were active in other sectors and all hostile attacks were repulsed. The 187th Air- borne RCT closed in Camp Chickamauga, Japan. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: 1st ROK Division patrols encountered numer- ous small enemy groups from the Imjin River west toward Kaesong. Pa- trols from the 1st US Cavalry Division probed the area between Chorwon and the Imjin against platoon to company strength groups. Farther east,