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3-402 18. Sec. 2/28/81 1 June Washington, D. C. E.O. 6 September 1951 DOD JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 339 (Maps attached) B From 0700/05 (EST) to 0700/06 (EST) From 2100/05 (Korea) to 2100/06 (Korea) 1. Weather: Clear with unrestricted visibility. Temperature 55 degrees to 78 degrees F. Forecast: Clear during the night followed by increasing cloudiness early in the morning. Broken high clouds increasing to over- cast during the afternoon. Visibility good except in rain. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile activity continued moderate in the east-central sector, north and northeast of Yanggu, but increased in the western sector and on the least coast. Company-strength enemy groups attacked 1st US Cavalry Division positions at two points west and southwest of Yonchon, in the I US Corps sector. Twelve T-34 tanks were observed in the area of the attacks. Moderate to heavy enemy mortar and artillery fire was received on UN positions in the I US Corps sector. An unidentified air- craft dropped 10 flares in the area 10 miles east of Munsan, On the east coast, ROK forces encountered platoon- to battalion-size groups, and received several probing attacks. During the period, air observed a total of 2, 600 vehicles, of which 961 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: Units of the 1st US Cavalry Division contained and repulsed two enemy attacks west and southwest of Yonchon, in the western sector. Other UN forces made one- to three-mile gains north- east of Yanggu in the least-central sector. UN forces repulsed several enemy probing attacks northeast of Yanggu and in the least coastal area. Elsewhere, friendly units continued aggressive patrolling against light to moderate resistance. (FECOM) (SECRET)