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1 Washington, D. C. 2 June 1952 JOINT SITREP NO. 504 (Maps attached) From 0700/29 (EDT) to 0700/02 (EDT) From 2100/29 (Korea) to 2100/02 (Korea) 1. Weather: The multi-layered cloud condition which prevailed during most of the week- end is expected to improve by 3 June, when scattered to broken middle clouds and generally unrestricted visibility is forecast. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity continued light, restricted to small probing attacks across the front, the largest of which was a company strength attack against 1st ROK Division outpost positions eight miles west of Yonchon on 30 May. Platoon strength probing attacks were made against 8th ROK Division positions near the right flank of the X US Corps. Hostile mortar and artillery fire averaged slightly over 3, 400 rounds daily on UN positions; this is below the average received daily for the previous week (4,300 rounds). Heaviest fire was received in the X US Corps sector. Propa- ganda broadcasts and leaflets continued to be received in the 6th ROK, 25th US, and 8th ROK Division sectors. A total of 6,498 enemy vehicles were observed during the period, of which 3, 852 were southbound. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: UN patrols continued to encounter scattered hostile resistance across the front. A company strength raiding party from the 6th ROK Division forced a hostile group to withdraw from positions just east of Kumsong on 31 May. UN artillery fired on three convoys of 10 to 20 vehicles each, moving southward in the area 6 miles east of Pyonggang, on the night of 1 June. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- NV NARS, Date 3/7/81