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1 Washington, D. C. 8 May 1952 JOINT SITREP NO. 497 (Maps attached) From 0700/05 (EST) to 0700/08 (EST) From 2100/05 (Korea) to 2100/08 (Korea) 1. Weather: Weather was generally operational during the period. Cloud cover scattered broken middle and high clouds. Visibility good. Forecast: Scattered high clouds. Visibility reduced due to haze. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Activity increased at the end of the period in the east-central sector, where enemy groups aggregating a company, supported by 1, 200 rounds of mortar and artillery fire, attacked two positions of the 3d ROK Division just east of the Pukhan River. A probing attack against the 1st ROK Divi- sion northwest of Yonchon on 6 May forced friendly elements to withdraw from an OP position. An enemy vehicle convoy 3 miles long was observed moving across the front of the 1st ROK Division. The adjusted total of enemy vehicle sightings for the period 4-7 May is 4, 902, of which 2, 819 were southbound, (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: a. General: A tank raiding patrol from the 40th US Division engaged an estimated enemy battalion dug in southwest of Kumsong on 7 May. Other UN patrols engaged hostile groups of up to company size. Elements of the 1st ROK Division reoccupied an outpost position from which they had previously been forced to withdraw. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 1000 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- te 317181