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SEC 1 Washington, D. C. 30 August 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 335 (Maps attached) From 0700/29 (EST) to 0700/30 (EST) From 2100/29 (Korea) to 2100/30 (Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered to broken clouds increasing to an overcast. Visibility seven miles. Forecast: Scattered to broken clouds over most of Korea. Visibility will be six to eight miles, restricted to one to two miles in shower areas. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile forces continued to resist stubbornly in the east-central sector north of Yanggu and probed UN positions at numerous points in that area, forcing a slight withdrawal at one point. Company-strength enemy groups attacked east of Kumhwa and were repulsed. Numerous enemy groups were observed to the front of the central sectors. Light to moderate hostile artil- lery fire was received, and heavy 120-mm. mortar fire fell on ROK positions in the east sector. During the period air sighted 1, 369 enemy vehicles, of which 550 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces repulsed or contained probing attacks north and northeast of Yanggu. Friendly attacking forces made minor gains in this same area. ROK forces in the east sector seized three high-ground objectives in heavy fighting. Elements of the 1st US Marine Division are now in the line between the 2d US Infantry Division and the 8th ROK Division in the X US Corps sector. The boundary between the I and the IX US Corps has been moved westward so as to include the 25th US Infantry Division and the at- tached Turkish Brigade in the IX US Corps. Beginning at the 38th Parallel, the new boundary followes the Uijongbu-Kumhwa road for approximately 11 miles, thence generally northward, running about 1 mile least of Pyonggang. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NJ NARS, Date 2/28/81