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1 Washington, D.C. 11 September 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 342 (Maps attached) From 0700/10 (EST) to 0700/11 (EST) From 2100/10 (Korea) to 2100/11 (Korea) 1. Weather: Scattered thundershowers with ceilings varying 1, 000 to 12,000 feet. Visibility seven miles lowering to one to three miles in early morn- ing ground and coastal fog. Forecast: North Korea - scattered clouds, bases 3, 000 feet, tops 7,000 feet. South Korea - scattered to broken middle clouds. Visibility eight miles lowering to one to three miles in morning fog. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: No enemy offensive activity was reported in the west and west-cen- tral sectors during the period. Groups of squad to platoon size were lightly engaged against UN patrols in scattered contacts in the west sector, while in the central sector, groups of up to 400 enemy engaged UN patrols. In the east-central and eastern sectors, enemy groups up to battalion size opposed UN forces, and a number of probing attacks were launched by enemy groups up to company size in the area east of the Pukhan River. Air sighted a total of 2, 323 vehicles during the night, of which 858 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: In the west and west-central sectors, UN patrols ranged forward against scattered opposition by small enemy groups. In the west-central sector, UN forces discontinued the attack and returned to MLR positions. East of the Pukhan River, elements of five UN divisions continued limited objective attacks against moderate to heavy opposition. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 HV NARS, Date 2/28/81