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TECHNOLOGY 3.402 18, 17181 SEC. June 1 Dete Washington, D. C. E.O. Directive 29 December 1952 DOD JOINT SITREP NO. 564 NLT. (Maps attached) From 0700/24 Dec (EST) to 0700/29 Dec (EST) From 2100/24 Dec (Korea) to 2100/29 Dec (Korea) 1. Weather: Weather throughout the period was generally good, becoming colder each day. On the 24th there was extensive fog and haze in the battle area and on the 27th there were scattered snow showers. Temperatures ranged from a maximum of 41° to a minimum of 0°. (FEAF) (SECRET) 2. Enemy Situation: Enemy activity was generally moderate across the front during this five-day period, marked by continued sporadic probes and scattered patrol clashes involving enemy groups usually of less than company strength, in engagements generally less than one hour's duration. On 25 December, an estimated reinforced company attacked MLR positions of the 45th US Division, northwest of KAJON. On the same day, in the western sector, a total of eight enemy armored vehicles, four at each location, fired on UN positions south of PANMUNJOM (1st US Marine Division) and west of CHORWON (2d US Division). Southeast of KUMSONG, on 27 December, an estimated enemy company attacked positions of the 6th ROK Division; the attack was repulsed after a 55-minute engagement. On the same day, several probes by enemy groups of up to platoon=strength were made against positions of the 40th US Division, west of KAJON; all were repulsed after engagements of up to one hour's duration. On 28 December, an estimated enemy company executed a ae-hour-and-fifty-minute probe against 9th ROK Division positions at ROCKY POINT, northeast of KUMHWA, Elements of the 3d ROK Division, also on 28 December, were engaged for over five hours with an enemy platoon probing UN positions in the vicinity of the PUKHAN RIVER. Hostile mortar and artillery fire for the period totalled about 27,000 rounds, of which approximately 8, 800 rounds fell in the I US