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1 KIP I sec. 3402 June 18, Date, Washington, D. C. 27 September 1951 DOD Wint: JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 354 BY (Maps attached) From 0700/26 (EST) to 0700/27 (EST) From 2100/26 (Korea) 2100/27 (Korea 1. Weather: Generally clear except occasional fog in valleys. Visibility good. Forecast: High broken clouds, except along least coast where 8/10 cloud cover at 1, 500 feet will prevail. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Sharp attacks were made on UN positions northwest of Chorwon in the western sector during the early morning hours of 27 September. The attacks began in platoon strength and increased to battalion - regimental size, resulting in hand-to-hand combat. A total of 1, 500 rounds of mor tar and artillery fire fell on UN positions in the Chorwon area. Hostile activity continued heavy in the east-central sector, where battalion- and regimental-size groups resisted UN attacks north of Yanggu. Numerous platoon- and company-strength probing attacks were made on, UN positions near the Pukhan River. An unidentified aircraft dropped two small bombs four miles southeast of Yonchon. The plane was single-engined,1 propeller- driven, and was flying northward. The adjusted total of enemy vehicle sightings for 25-26 September is 4, 471, of which 3, 115 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces repulsed repeated strong enemy at- tacks near Chorwon without loss of ground, and likewise repulsed several other enemy probing attacks across the front. UN forces attacking north of Yanggu made a slight gain in one sector, but were forced to withdraw in another attack after meeting regimental-strength resistance. Aggres- sive patrolling continued in other sectors, and artillery fired on numerous hostile targets. (FECOM) (SECRET)