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1 Washington, D. C. 5 September 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 338 (Maps attached) From 0700/04 (EST) to 0700/05 (EST) From 2100/04 (Korea) to 2100/05 (Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered to broken middle and high clouds during the day, increas- ing to overcast with broken low clouds and rainshowers. Forecast: Fog in most areas in the early morning, and scattered low clouds during the afternoon. Visibility 10 miles. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile activity decreased sharply in the central and least-central sectors and continued light in other areas on the front. Enemy groups broke contact with UN forces at several points along the front, and hos- tile probing attacks decreased in both number and intensity. Air sighted a total of 1, 200 enemy vehicles, of which 657 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces encountered light to moderate enemy resistance in the central and east-central sectors, as they consolidated previously won high-ground positions and continued to attack and patrol the front. UN patrols in the western sector encountered light resistance, and ROK forces on the extreme right flank engaged groups up to battalion size. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HV NARS, Date 2/28/81 SINCE a