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SEC. 3407 June 18. Date, >fasts, 1 Washington, D. C. 19 September 1951 Department JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 348 DOD (Maps attached) ALT. BY From 0700/18 (EST) to 0700/19 (EST) From 2100/18 (Korea) to 2100/19 (Korea) 1. Weather: On 18 September, 7/10 clouds with bases 3, 000 feet to 7,000 tops existed. Clouds dissipated rapidly, weather becoming clear over all Korea early in the morning of the 19th. Forecast: Scattered clouds with bases at 2, 000 feet, tops at 7,000 feet. Visibility eight miles except during early morning fog in valleys. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity continued strong in the east-central sector, where numerous probing attacks were made upon UN positions, forcing some slight withdrawals. Activity was also strong in the western sector near Chorwon, where determined battalion-size groups resisted from dug-in positions, and company-strength counterattacks were made upon advanc- ing UN units, forcing withdrawals to perimeter defenses. The adjusted total of enemy vehicle sightings for 17-18 September is 463, of which 326 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces continued to attack in the east-central sector north of Yanggu and Sohwa making slight gains in some areas, but being forced to withdraw slightly in other areas in heavy fighting. Company- strength enemy counterattacks near Chorwon were repulsed. Elsewhere across the front, UN forces continued aggressive patrolling to seek out enemy strong points and defensive positions. The boundary between the I US Corps and the IX US Corps has been moved slightly to the west in the Chorwon-Kumhwa area, so that it now runs generally northward along the Hantan River to a point four miles east of Chorwon, then generally northward toward Pyonggang. (FECOM) (SECRET)