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12/51/00.30, SEC. 3.4.02 June Date 1221 28/51
Washington, D.C.
4 October 1951
JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 359
Directive
E.O.
NARS,
(Maps attached)
From 0700/03 (EST) to 0700/04 (EST)
DOD
By NVT.
From 2100/03 (Korea) to 2100/04 (Korea)
1. Weather:
The weather in Korea on 3 October was generally clear with
visibility unrestricted except ground fog during the morning hours. 4
October, generally clear south of 38 degrees, increasing cloudiness over
North Korea with multilayer clouds and thunderstorms beginning in the
early morning. Forecast: Multilayered clouds and scattered showers
north of 38 degrees. Over South Korea there will be a high overcast with
broken clouds down to 9,000 feet. Visibility ten miles except in fog and
rain showers. (FEAF) (SECRET)
2. Enemy Situation:
Well entrenched enemy groups stubbornly resisted UN advances in
heavy fighting, including hand-to-hand engagements, west of Chorwon.
Numerous counterattacks, mostly in company strength, were made upon
UN positions in this sector. Activity was less intense in other areas,
although there was heavy resistance against UN attacks northeast of
Yanggu, in the east-central sector, and groups up to battalion strength
were engaged north of Hwachon. Two enemy groups were engaged behind
UN lines near Pia, in the X US Corps sector. An unidentified aircraft
dropped 7 500 lb. bombs on Capitol ROK Division positions west of
Kansong, near the least coast. One hundred and fifty rounds of enemy
mortar fire fell on 1st British Commonwealth Division positions north
of Munsan. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for 2-3 October is
4, ,583, of which 3, 057 were moving south. (FECOM) (SECRET)
3. United Nations Situation:
ARMY:
a. General: UN forces continued to attack against heavy re-
sistance in the western sector and made gains of up to slightly more than
a mile in the area west of Chorwon. Numerous enemy probing attacks and
counterattacks were repulsed, with friendly withdrawals at two points west
of Chorwon® Attacking ROK forces advanced about two miles across the
Imjin River north of Munsan. UN forces in other sectors continued to
probe enemy defensive positions. (FECOM) (SECRET)
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