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1 Washington, D. C. 27 July 1951 JOINT DAILY STTREP NO. 311 (Maps attached) From 0700/26 (EST) to 0700/27 (EST) From 2100/25 (Korea) to 2100/27 (Korea) 1. Weather: Broken low clouds along the west coast becoming overcast. Scattered to broken low clouds over the rest of Korea. Visibility 6 miles. Forecast: No change. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Stubborn resistance by hostile screening forces continued, es pecially in the Yanggu-Sohwa area, where several battalion-size enemy groups were engaged. Air observer 1,571 enemy vehicles, 394 of which were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND: a. General: Friendly units making probing attacks in the X US Corps sector advanced up to 3 miles ahead of the front lines and en- countered stubborn resistance, after which they returned to previous posi- tions. Other UN units continued aggressive patrolling across the front. The 25th Canadian Brigade moved to assembly positions east of Munsan and passed to operational control of the I US Corps. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Patrols from the 1st ROK Division and 3d US Infantry Division continued to encounter scattered enemy resistance east of Kaesong and north of Kumhwa. 3d Division elements repulsed an enemy company-size attack near Kumhwa. Other friendly units patrolled without resistance: 25th US Infantry Division elements ranged 6, 000 yards ahead of main positions in the Yonchon area. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 2/28/81 By NLT- HL Date