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1 SEC. 3402 June 18, Date, 1979 2/2 STE CRE Washington, D. C. 7 August 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 318 ALT. (Maps attached) From 0700/6(EST) to 0700/7(EST) From 2100/6(Korea) to 2100/7(Korea) 1. Weather: Broken high, middle and low clouds. Visibility six miles. Forecast: No change. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile groups of platoon and company strength opposed UN patrols across the front and counterattacked friendly positions at three places near Kumhwa and Sohwa without penetration. An unidentified aircraft, flying north, dropped five bombs 13 miles northwest of Hwachon. An in- creasing amount of mortar and artillery fire fell on X Corps positions. Friendly air sighted 1, 480 enemy vehicles, of which 378 were south-bound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND: a. General: Friendly patrols ranged 3, 000 to 4, 000 yards ahead of the front lines in the X Corps sector and established an advance base four miles south of Pyonggang in the I Corps. The Netherlands Battalion was relieved northeast of Yanggu by elements of the 38th Infantry Regiment (2d US Division) and closed in an assembly area near Inje. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Patrols from the 1st ROK Division continued to encounter squad- to platoon-size enemy groups east of Kaesong. The 1st British Commonwealth Division and attached Belgian Battalion had no con- tact with the enemy. Patrols of the 1st US Cavalry Division engaged hostile platoons northwest of Yonchon and placed artillery fire on other enemy groups in the same area. Elements of the 3d and 25th US Infantry Divisions patrolled north of the horwon-Kumhwa line against light to moderate op- position from enemy groups of up to platoon size. A 25th Division patrol base was established four miles south of Fyonggang. (FECOM) (SECRET)