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n 1 Washington, D. C. 3 January 1952 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 421 (Maps attached) From 0700/02 (EST) to 0700/03 (EST) From 2100/02 (Korea) to 2100/03 (Korea) 1. Weather: Operational in all target areas during the night of 1-2 January but restricted operations during the day of 2 January. Today there were broken high and middle clouds over Korea, clearing to scattered clouds. Forecast: Scattered low clouds in the morning with broken high and scat- tered middle clouds over North Korea. A cold front with broken to overcast multilayered clouds with bases at 1,000 feet is expected on the North Korean border by mid-day. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy forces continued to oppose UN patrols in light scattered engage ments. Several minor probing attacks and small-scale infiltration attempts were made in the east-central sector. An unidentified aircraft dropped one bomb 11 miles southeast of Kosong, on the east coast, at 022300 (KT). The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for the period 1-2 January is 1, 762, of which 977 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces continued aggressive patrol operations across the front and repulsed minor probing attacks and infiltration attempts in the east-central sector. Friendly artillery was active against enemy troops, vehicles, and supply points. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, 3.402 E.O. 12065, Scc. 3-402 n DOD Directive DOD Directive 5100.80, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HC/HARS Date 317/81 By NLT-