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3407 1 soc. Jung Date. Washington, D. C. yags, 21 January 1952 HIJ JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 435 DOD white (Maps attached) From 0700/18 (EST) to 0700/21 (EST) From 2100/18 (Korea) to 2100/21 (Korea) 1. Weather: Weather during the period consisted of scattered to broken low and middle clouds with snow showers. Visibility lowered to 2 to 4 miles in showers. Battle area temperatures ranged from 20 to 38 degrees. Forecast: Scattered to broken clouds with snow showers. Visibility will lower to 1 to 3 miles in the west central sector. Battle area temperatures will range from 17 to 37 degrees. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy groups of squad to company size continued to probe UN posi- tions across the front, forcing a slight withdrawal in the 1st British Com- monwealth Division sector on 20 January. Mortar and artillery fire contin- ued moderately heavy in the X US Corps sector. An unidentified convention- al aircraft strafed 45th US Division positions northwest of Chorwon at 180455 (KT), then flew northward. Two unidentified single-engine aircraft (possibly IL-2 type) dropped one bomb in the 9th ROK Division sector north- east of Chorwon at 191420 (KT); no casualties or damage reported. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for 17-20 January is 4g 333, of which 2,925 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN forces repulsed light probing attacks and Bri- tish units reoccupied a position northeast of Panmunjom from which they had withdrawn. UN patrols continued to engage numerous small groups in daily clashes. (FECOM) (SECRET)