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SIF CITY 1 Washington, Do C. 31 August 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 336 (Maps attached) From 0700/30 (EST) to 0700/31 (EST) From 2100/30 (Korea) to 2100/31 (Korea) 1. Weather: Multilayered clouds moving south with gradual clearing during the day. Visibility good. Forecast: Broken to overcast high, middle, and low clouds with rain and thunderstorms. Visibility seven miles. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile groups of up to battalion strength probed UN positions in the central and east-central sectors, forcing a slight withdrawal at one point northeast of Yanggu. An estimated 1, 000 enemy troops and other smaller groups were observed to the front of the X US Corps. Air observed 1, 188 enemy vehicles, of which 539 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: 8. General: UN forces continued to attack in the central and ; east-central sectors and made slight gains against stubborn resistance. Several hostile probing attacks were repulsed. In other sectors, friendly patrols dispersed hostile groups of up to company strength. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Elements of the 1st ROK and 1st US Cavalry Divisions patrolled their respective sectors against enemy groups of up to reinforced company strength. The 1st British Commonwealth Division reported no enemy contact, but friendly patrols discovered 10 stick grenades at a point 7 miles southwest of Yonchon. Units of the 3d US Infantry Division repulsed two small probing attacks near Chorwon. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NARS, Date 2/28/81