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1 2 September 1952 JOINT SITREP NO. 530 (Maps attached) From 0700/28 Aug (EDT) to 0700/2 Sep (EDT) From 2100/28 Aug (Korea) to 2100/2 Sep (Korea) 1. Weather: The weather during the period 28 Aug through 1 Sep ranged from non- operational to operational. On the 28th and 30th, it was marginal becoming worse on the 31st when heavy clouds and rain made the area marginal or non-operational, On the 1st, there an was improvement in the weather and it was operational through the day. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity continued light during the period. Action was character- ized by sporadic, minor, probing attacks, the largest of platoon size and last- ing one hour in the I ROK Corps sector, four miles southeast of Kosong, on 1 September. Minor probes were made against OP positions in the 1st Marine Division sector on 3 days of the period. The largest, of platoon strength and lasting 20 minutes, occurred on Sunday, 31 August. Generally brief probing attacks of squad and two-squad strength occurred against the 1st British Com- monwealth Division, 25th US Division, 2d ROK, 6th ROK, 7th ROK, 8th ROK, and Capitol ROK Divisions during the period. Scattered, generally light oppo- sition to United Nations patrols was highlighted on 1 September by a 35-minute engagement in the least sector about 4 miles southeast of Kosong. Hostile mortar and artillery fire for the period totaled 19, 439 rounds, of which 7,992 rounds fell in the I US Corps sector, 4, 673 rounds in the X US Corps sector, and 4, 290 rounds in the II ROK Corps sector. Sightings of enemy ve- hicle traffic totaled 4, 608 for the period, of which 2, 585 were southbound. Poor weather hampered vehicle sightings during the last day of the period. (FECOM) (SECRET) 3. United Nations Situation: ARMY: United Nations forces maintained positions and repulsed sporadic minor probing attacks during the period. UN patrol and raider groups contin- ued aggressive activities in all sectors against scattered opposition generally less than platoon strength. (FECOM) (SECRET) DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT 3/7/81