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CKL II 1 Washington, D. C. 7 September 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 340 (Maps attached) From 0700/06 (EST) to 0700/07 (EST) From 2100/06 (Korea) to 2100/07 (Korea) 1. Weather: Broken high and middle clouds increasing to broken to overcast multilayered clouds. Visibility good. Forecast: Broken to overcast multilayered clouds in the central and southern sectors, clearing to the north. Visibility eight miles. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity increased, particularly in the western and central sectors, during the period. The company-strength enemy attack against the 1st US Cavalry Division west of Yonchon increased to four battalions supported by tanks, forcing the Cavalry units to withdraw some two miles to the main line of resistance. Northwest of Kumhwa, a UN patrol base was reportedly cut-off by an estimated enemy battalion. Shell fragments were recovered at a point 14 miles north of Hwachon and tentatively identified as being from Soviet 132-mm. rockets. Numerous attacks and counterattacks were made against UN forces on the north edge of the "Punchbowl" area, northeast of Yanggu. A total of 33 enemy attacks were made across the entire Eighth Army front during the period. There was no report of enemy vehicle sightings. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General; Friendly units continued to attack and made slight gains in the high-ground area northeast of Yanggu and held posi- tions in that vicinity against stubborn enemy resistance. Hostile probing attacks were repulsed in other sectors and UN groups continued aggres- sive patrolling. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- AL NARS, Date 2/28/81