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1 SE II Washington, D. C. 26 September 1951 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 353 (Maps attached) From 0700/25 (EST) to 0700/26 (EST) From 2100/25 (Korea) to 2100/26 (Korea) 1. Weather: Ceilings variable from 1,000 feet in the extreme south to 12,000 feet over North Korea. Fog in valleys restricted visibility during early morning hours. Forecast: Fog until 0900. Visibility generally over eight miles lowering in fog, rain showers to less than three miles. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Activity decreased somewhat during the period in the least-central sector, where groups up to battalion strength resisted UN advances. Several small probing attacks were made across the front. Two tanks were observed seven miles northwest of Chorwon, and a UN patrol received anti-tank fire from an enemy group defending a mine field in this area. The adjusted report of enemy vehicle sightings for 24-25 September is: 2,379, of which 1, 806 were moving south, (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: ROK and US forces captured and occupied a hill objective 12 miles north of Yanggu in a coordinated attack. Other UN elements consolidated positions across the front and repulsed several hostile probing attacks. Artillery fired on numerous enemy targets in- cluding seven vehicles loaded with troops to the front of the 7th US Infantry Division north of Hwachon. Aggressive patrolling of eneryy defensive positions continued in other sectors. (FECOM) (SECRET) declassified E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 2/28/81 By NLT- NARS, Date