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@PARET 1 Washington, D. C. 3 July 1952 JOINT SITREP NO. 513 (Maps attached) From 0700/30 (EDT) to 0700/03 (EDT) From 2100/30 (Korea) to 2100/03 (Korea) 1. Weather: Weather was reported generally non-operational during the period severely limiting all but medium and light bomber night sorties. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity was light throughout the period, consisting primarily of brief probes and scattered patrol clashes. The highlight of enemy action was an attack by forces totalling one battalion on MLR positions of the 25th US Division on 30 June. This attack, supported by artillery and mortar fire, was repulsed after a one=hour engagement. The reported total of enemy artillery fire during the period was 15, 121 rounds. The heaviest fire fell on 25th US Division sector. The adjusted total vehicle sightings for the period is 3, 656, of which 1, 760 were southbound (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: United Nations forces continued to patrol across the front, re- porting scattered contacts with enemy groups of squad and platoon strength. A raider party of the I ROK Division encountered resistance from an unde- termined number of enemy and hill positions about 10 miles northwest of Yonchon on 1 July. U.N. troops occupied the position, repulsed a counter- attack by an estimated enemy company, and withdrew after a seven-hour engagement. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 317181 By NLT= HV NARS, Date