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SEC. 3.4.02 June Date 18, 1979 2/3 28/81 A 1 MARS, Washington, D. C. E.O. Directive NO 4 September 1951 DOT JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 337 (Maps attached) From 0700/31 (EST) to 0700/4 (EST) From 2100/31 (Korea) to 2100/4 (Korea) 1. Weather: Multilayered clouds at the beginning of the period becoming scattered high and broken middle clouds by end of period. Visibility good. Fore- cast: Scattered high and broken middle clouds becoming broken high and overcast middle clouds with scattered low clouds. Visibility 8 miles, (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: The enemy stubbornly opposed UN advances in the central and least- central sectors and hurled numerous counterattacks and probing attacks at UN positions during the period. The largest of these attacks was by two regiments in the area of the 7th ROK Division, north of Yanggu. There was much less hostile activity in the western and extreme eastern sectors. Heavy mortar and artillery fire fell on UN positions near Kumhwa on 2 September, and 2,000 enemy troops were observed moving south near Kum- song on the same day. Intense enemy minefields were encountered by UN forces northwest of Sohwa, in the X US Corps sector. During the four-day period, air sighted 11, 254 enemy vehicles, of which 4, 514 were moving south. Enemy air activity against UN ground positions is reported in the Air Section of today's SITREP. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces continued to attack in the east-central sector, northeast of Yanggu, and made gains of up to five miles in seizing high ground objectives. Smaller gains were made by attacking forces north of Yanggu and in the IX US Corps sector north of Hwachon. Else- where, UN forces continued aggressive patrolling against light to moder- ate resistance. Numerous strong enemy attacks were repulsed or con- tained by UN forces in the area from Kumhwa east to Sohwa. (FECOM) (SECRET)