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Sec. June 3/7/81 1 Washington, D. C. Date 18 January 1952 Directive E.O. JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 433 DOD (Maps attached) From 0700/17 (EST) to 0700/18 (EST) From 2100/17 (Korea) to 2100/18 (Korea) 1. Weather: Weather continued clear in all Korea on 17/18 January. Battle area temperatures ranged from 25 degrees to a minimum of 5 degrees. Fore- cast for 181800-191800 (KT): Clear in most areas until 0600 (KT); increas- ing multi-layered clouds on the west coast by 1800 (KT); fog and haze on the west coast until 1100 (KT); and battle area temperatures from about 20 degrees to a minimum of minus degrees. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Squad- and platoon-strength probing attacks were made upon UN posi- tions across the front, without penetration at any point. Mortar and artil- lery fire continued moderately heavy in the western sector. Two tanks were observed 1 1/2 miles south of Panmunjom, and 2 others were fired on by UN artillery 12 miles west-northwest of Chorwon. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for 16-17 January is 2, 122, of which 1, 505 were southbound (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces repulsed light probing attacks and con- tinued to patrol against enemy groups of up to company size across the front. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: A patrol from the 1st ROK Division engaged an enemy squad three miles northeast of Panmunjom, Other Division elements observed two enemy tanks one and one-half miles south of Panmunjom. One hundred ninety-six rounds of enemy mortar and artillery fire fell in the 1st British Commonwealth Division sector, Elements of the 3d US Division re- pulsed an attack by two enemy squads on a Division OP eight miles northwest of Yonchon, Other Division units patrolled against squad- and platoon-size