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CRE 1. 1 Washington, D. C. 13 August 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 322 (Maps attached) From 0700/10 (EST) to 0700/13 (EST) From 2100/10 (Korea) to 2100/13 (Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered to overcast low clouds with scattered to broken middle and high clouds throughout the period. Forecast: Scattered high and middle clouds with scattered to broken low clouds. Scattered thunder- storm activity. Visibility generally good. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile groups continued to probe UN positions and to resist friendly patrolling across the front. Heaviest fighting was in the 8th ROK Division sector, where the enemy bitterly opposed UN advances and repeatedly counter-attacked with heavy artillery support. Air observed: A barge and several rafts and boats on the Yesong and Han Rivers, west and south of Kaesong; tank traps being bridged over with logs 11 miles east of Kumhwa; 4283 enemy vehicles, of which 1891 were southbound; 30 vehicles moving south 6 miles northwest of Hoeyang, which the observer reported may have been tanks. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: GROUND: a. General: Friendly units continued a limited attack north of Sohwa and fought bitterly to gain and hold high ground positions. ROK forces on the east coast also attacked and gained six miles against light resistance. Elsewhere, UN patrols maintained contact with the enemy, although heavy rains and swollen rivers limited patrol action on the west and west-central fronts. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD-Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- He Date 2/28/81 NARS,