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3402 18, 2/38/19 1 SEC. june Date Washington, D.C. 15 October 1951 HARS, JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 366 (Maps attached) From 0700/12 (EST) to 0700/15 (EST) From 2100/12 (Korea) to 2100/15 (Korea) 1. Weather: A cold front passed through Korea over the weekend, causing gener- ally overcast conditions with cloud bases varying from 15, 000 feet in the west down to 600 feet in the east. Forecast: Same general overcast con- ditions with visibility unrestricted except in showers and fog. Maximum temperature 75 degrees, minimum 56. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Resistance was decreasing against UN attacking forces in the central sector, north of Hwachon, but remained heavy in the high-ground area north of Yanggu. Activity decreased in the western sector west of Chorwon and north of Yonchon. A heavy rocket and mortar barrage (type, number, and caliber not reported) fell on 1st US Cavalry Division positions, ten miles southwest of Chorwon. On the night of 12 October, an unidentified aircraft dropped three yellow and one blue flares near Chorwon. Moderate to heavy mortar and arillery fire fell on UN positions in the Western sector. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for the period 11-13 October is 1, 041, of which 691 were southbound. The preliminary total for 13-14 October is 226, of which 15 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces in the central sector attacked on 13 October north of Hwachon and gained up to three miles against moderate to heavy resistance. Other UN elements continued to attack north of Yanggu and made gains of up to two miles against well entrenched groups. Units in the western sector, west and southwest of Chorwon, consolidated posi- tions and repulsed hostile probing attacks. Other UN forces continued to probe enemy defensive positions and repulsed several probing attacks, with slight friendly withdrawals at two points in the IX US Corps sector. ROK forces on the east coast continued to attack objectives south of Kosong and gained approximately one mile against moderate resistance. (FECOM) (SECRET)