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Washington, D.C.
E.O.
Date
19 June 1952
Directive
NARS,
JOINT SITREP NO. 509
DOD
(Maps attached)
From 0.700/16 (EDT) to 0700/19 (EDT)
From 2100/16 (Korea) to 2100/19 (Korea)
1. Weather:
Generally broken to overcast cloud conditions with occasional rain
showers prevailed over Korea during the period. Broken to overcast middle
clouds with widely scattered showers are forecast for North Korea, Visi-
bility will be four to six miles except in precipitation. (FEAF) (SECRET)
2. Enemy Situation:
Enemy activity continued heavy on the first day of the period (16 June)
in the area west of Chorwon where four battalion-size and several smaller at-
tacks were launched against friendly positions with heavy mortar and artillery
fire-support. On 17 and 18 June, there was no enemy contact in this area. A
general decrease in enemy activity occurred across the entire front during the
last two days, except in the Kumsong area, where groups up to two companies
in strength, supported by mortar and artillery fire, probed friendly positions.
Enemy groups up to company strength continued to offer effective resistance
to United Nations raider patrols in the west central ,and east-central sectors
during the period. The reported total of enemy mortar and artillery fire dura
ing the period was 29, 160 rounds, more than half of which fell in the I US
Corps sector. Over 9,000 rounds of mortar and artillery fire fell in the 45th
US Division sector. Substantially more than half of the total received during
the period was reported on one day, 16 June. The adjusted total vehicle
sightings for the period 16-18 June is 6,042, of which 3g 651 were southbound.
(FECOM) (SECRET)
3. United Nations Situation:
ARMY:
United Nations forces in the west sector repulsed enemy probing
attacks west of Chorwon on 16 June and in the Kumsong area during the period,
and maintained positions across the remainder of the UN front with agressive
patrol and raider operations being continued against stubborn but scattered
enemy resistance. The most numerous patrol clashes continue to be reported
in the Kumwha-Kumsong-Pukhan River area of the central front. (FECOM)
(SECRET)
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