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1 information Washington, D. C. 5 January 1952 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 423 (Maps attached) From 0700/04 (EST) to 0700/05 (EST) From 2100/04 (Korea) to 2100/05 (Korea) 1. Weather: A cold front, located in the vicinity of Seoul, moved rapidly over South Korea. Light intermittent snow and rain fell at all bases in South Korea. Clearing took place after the front passed. Visibility lowered to 2 to 5 miles during passage of the front and then improved to unre- stricted, Battle area temperatures ranged from 10 to 33 degrees. Fore- cast: Clear skies with occasionally scattered low clouds are expected throughout Korea, becoming broken high clouds, Visibility will be 1 to 3 miles with fog along the west coast until mid-morning. Temperatures will be between 10 and 25 degrees. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity was light across the front. There was one company- size probing attack in the east-central sector, in the vicinity of Amdong, and one small probing attack occurred in the east sector, in the vicinity of Komisong. Elsewhere, sporadic opposition to UN patrols continued, with scattered groups, generally of platoon size OI less, being encountered Enemy artillery was moderately active in the central and east-central sectors. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for the period of 3-4 January is 1, 478g of which 1, 018 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces maintained and adjusted positions and continued aggressive patrol operations across the front. Enemy probing attacks in the east-central and east sectors were repulsed. Correction to the report of 4 January concerning the 1st Battalion of the 23d Infantry Regiment (2d US Infantry Division): "Battalion reverted to control of parent unit at 032315 (KT). 11 (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- Hu NARS, Date 3/7/81