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DECLASSIFIED 1 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 NARS, Date 317181 Washington, D. C. By NLT- HL 14 January 1952 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 429 (Maps attached) From 0700/11 (EST) to 0700/14 (EST) From 2100/11 (Korea) to 2100/14 (Korea) 1. Weather: Clear becoming broken to overcast, spreading to South Korea by the end of the period. Visibility lowering to 1-3 miles in fog in central valleys. Battle area temperatures ranged from 30 degrees maximum to 7 degrees minimum. Forecast: Broken low, middle and high clouds with scattered showers in the south; gradual clearing in central areas during the morning; visibility unrestricted except in rain showers and in morning fogs; battle area temperature, 30 degrees maximum, 10 degrees minimum. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Platoon=strength enemy groups stubbornly opposed attacking ROK forces northeast of Panmunjom. Several counterattacks in this sector forced some UN withdrawals. Elsewhere across the front, groups of up to reinforced company strength continued to oppose UN patrols. Mortar and artillery fire increased in volume during the period. An unidentified jet aircraft strafed friendly rear areas six miles southeast of Kumhwa on 11 January, with no casualties or damage reported. FEAF tentatively states that this may have been result of friendly B-26 activity. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for 10-13 January is 1,113, of which 705 were south- bound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: ROK forces attacked northeast of Panmunjom on 14 January, but were unable to gain against stubborn hostile resistance. UN patrols continued to engage scattered groups across the front and re- pulsed small probing attacks. The 160th Regiment of the 40th US Division passed to operational control of the IX US Corps on 11 January, was further attached to the 24th US Division on 12 January, and closed in an assembly area northwest of Hwachon. Elements of the 5th ROK Division relieved ele. ments of the 11th ROK Division IROK Corps sector. (FECOM) (SECRET)