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1 Washington, D.C. 4 April 1952 JOINT DAILY SITREP NO. 487 (Maps attached) From 0700/03 (EST) to 0700/04 (EST) From 2100/03 (Korea) to 2100/04 (Korea) 1. Weather: Broken high and scattered clouds over all Korea. Forecast: Weather to remain the same. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Hostile activity was limited to squad-size probes north of Yanggu in the X US Corps sector and light patrol clashes across the front. Mortar and artillery fire continued light=to-moderate in the western and east-central sectors. The adjusted total of vehicle sightings for 2-3 April is 2, 807, of which 1, 667 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: UN patrols continued to engage groups of up to platoor- size in patrol clashes across the front. The 2d ROK Division passed to operational control of the ROK Army at 031500 (KT) April. (FECOM) (SECRET) b. I US Corps: Patrols from the 3d US and 45th US Divisions engaged hostile groups of platoon and undetermined size in their respective sectors. One hundred sixty-six rounds of hostile mortar and artillery fire fell on 3d US Division positions west of Yonchon. The 1st US Marine, 1st British Common- wealth, and the 9th ROK Divisions reported no enemy contact. Nine hundred twenty-four rounds of hostile mortar and artillery fire fell on 1st British Commonwealth Division positions. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NC NARS, Date 3/7/81