DAILY KOREAN BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1951
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I. Military Situation
Highlights
l t?ctvb~+r 1~?51
There was a genera..]. lull along the front. Action was limited to
patrolling except in the east-central sector where both skies made local
attacks.
Little Action took place in the US I Corps zone except on the
extreme right flank where elements of the US 3rd Division repulsed a
company sized attack.
In the US IX Corps zone the on],q action beyond patrolling was on
the right flank of the zone where ROK 6th Division elements contained an
attack by an enemy company.
In the US X Corps zone the RQK 8th Division continued its limited
advance. Both ROK 8th and US 2nd Division units repulsed sma11 probing
attacks.
The R?K ~ Corps zone remained quiet,
The ?nemy order of battle remains unchanged.
Navy
As Task Force 77 replenished there were no air sorties off the east
coast. Surface craft successfully conducted interdictory missions.
In the west, carrier aircraft flew 56 sorties.
patrolled and El.red on shore targets.
On 30 September two small vessels identified as destroyers fired on
UN naval patrol aircraft in the vicinity of Tsingtao on the North China
coast.. No damage was report?d.
UN land k~ased aircraft flew 657 sc?~ties including 387 combat. Medium
bombers flew 18 missions including an eight--plane attack on Y'ongyu airfield.
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1 THIS D `'1=z~y installations were hit, including six troop con-
centrations where at least 52 casualties were inflicted, Blockade ships
bombarded rail-highway ~unctions9 a railroad area, marshalling yards,
bridge;, and tunnels near Chong3in and Song3in, Gun positions, caves,
buildings, and. villages were struck at Hungnam. and Wonsan. Hits were
also scored on a North Korean food dump west of Chinnampo,
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Other UN aircraft flew 1,0.9 effective sorties of which 682 were
combat, The close support missions, totalling approximately 809 were
equally divided between the US I awl X Corps. Twenty-two effective
medium bomber sorties were flown against a variety of targets which in-
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eluded the Yangdok marshalling yards, Kyomipo supply center arrl Snmak
and Sariwon airfields, Enemy losses claimed by Far East Command in-
cluded six MIGb-15's d?stroyeci, one probably destroyed, and one damaged,,
but no details of air battles are available,
II, General, Situation
Kaeaon~ Truce Talks
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a ages a t e Deese-fire talks should be resumed
ecause a ur er delay" on the part of the Communists would f'intolerab7,y
provokes the IIN into an all-out offensive,.
Political
A 2 October North Korean broadcast resumes the line that the
"American interventionists" are using Japanese traops in Korea, The
broadcast claims that a number of Japan?se have been captured in Korea3
one as late as 4 S?ptembero.
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4 C}ctober 1951
D A I L Y K O R E A N B U L L E T I N
Ia Military Situation
Hi~hli~hts
Action was intensified in the west; advancing UN units met heavy
resistance9 but gains were registered all along the sector, Company
strength probing attacks were repulsed in the west>c~ntral sector, Else-
wheres activity was limited to small scale patrol contacts,.
In the US I Corps zone, troops of all four UN divisions continued
to advance, The RQK 1st Division met only Light opposition, The 1st
Commonwealth Division repulsed one counterattack and foreed small enemy
units to withdraw The TJS 1st Caval~?y Division repulsed light enemy
counterattacks of compar~y and two campany strength but managed to advance
.and consolidate new positionso Advancing ~l~ments of the US 3rd Division
contained four counterattacks9 but withdrew slightly; other elements
established, new positionso
The US 25th Division of the US IX Corps dispersed various enemy
groupse and ~?epulsed a platoon strength. ccounterattack, Enemy probing.
attacks were also repulsed by the ROK 2nd and DS 7th Divisions,
The US X Corps zone was relatively quiet; the US 2nd Division
dispersed an ene~y company and the RaK 5th Division continued to battle
for possession of a hill top, Contact was later broken by the latter
di~risioa~,
The ROK I Corps zone remained quiet,
The enemy order of battle along the front and in the immediate rear
area remained unc~haxaged o
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LsfiT carrier aircraft flew I27 sorties, In offensive air operations
along the east coasts targets from Song~in to Wonsan were successfully
attacked9 but t~?ee Corsai.re were Lost to antiaircraft fire, Surface
Draft soured hits on shore batteries at Hungnam and Wonsam.
. _A,~.ong the w?st coasts aircraft and surface vessels attac~Ced various
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UN land,?based aircraft flew 1,006 sorties including 633 combat,
Medium bombers flew 13 sorties, including attacks on railroad installa-
tions at Hamhung and Sinan~u; xesults varied from poor to goods
A total of 3,938 vehicles was sighted, 1j750 of which were moving
south, UN air attacks destroyed 217 and damaged x,03,
II, - General Situation
Kaeson~ Truce Talks
The Communist leaders have re3eeted the latest ITN offer to resume
negotiations at a new location. A counter offer to resume negotiations
at Kaesong9 hcawever, is repeated.- The first meeting scheduled would deal
with setting up "appropriate machinery" for assuring the future neutrality
of the Kaesong zonee
Pow
Most influential newspapers in South Korea and the RQK Government
Office of Public Information have chosen to interpret General Bradley~s
visit to the Far East as fnrerunning a "more positive course< of action
in the Korean ware The cnncensus of the press is that the UN is now
deter~ui.ned to conclude the Korean affair by military means.
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5 October 1951
Ib Mi.litary Situation
Highlights
Action was heavi~:st in the west, where advancing tTN forces met cosy
siderable resistance and were countez?~attacked several times by battalion
sized groupsa Action incr?ased slightly on the east coastq where enemy
attacks were repulseda Along the central front there were several enemy
probin,~ attackso
Three UN divisions in the US I Corps zone coxitinued their advance,
meeting considerable resistance whi~;h included several count?~ra~ttacks by
g~^oups in strength of up to a ~?einforced battaliors,e These UN divisions
made limited. gains9 although an enemy counterattack forced a local with-
drawal in the US 3rd Division sectoro The enemy order of battle remains
unchangeds with 'the b5'E~h and .7th ax~i elements of the t,2nd ark 6~.th Chinese
Communes ~t Arm~.es on the corp;~ fron?ta
U5 IX Corps units repulsed seve~^al small counterattacksq mostly by
platoon .sized groups, In additior there was considca?ablc patrol actiono
This 26th and 6'7th Chinese Armies still :face the IX Corps units,
Action in the US X Corps zone was lismZted to patrol clashes arad
long?range small arms fire duels, Sias North Korean divisions fe.ce the X
Co~?ps o
Action in the east was heavier than usual as ~.OK I C?rps units rem
pulsed. several company sized attacks, Two North Korean d~visioras are on
the coa?ps Pronto
The overall enP:smy strength estimates are as: follows;
Enemy troop: in K?rea m Chinese Commut~.sts ~.0990CC
? North Koreans 252?C~C~
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Enemy troops in the combat ~ona~ 256,~Of)
Enemy- troops in Korea and A9axrchuria L, 2899 000
Carrier aircraft flew 197 sorties, Along the east Boast, aircraft
and surface vessels attacked coastal targets from Songjib to ~Tonsan,
Ire the west, troop concentrations and other targets near Haeju
were attackeda
An unidentified destroyer escort was sighted ~?ff the North China
coast near Tsingtaa,
Air
UN Land based aircraft flew 992 so:~?ties, "including 6~'7 combat, A
total of 2~, medium bombers attacked .railroad targets at Hwangju and.
Hamhung, In an engagem?nt over Sixaanju, :34 Sabres engaged ~? MIG~15?s;
one MIG pi~.ot bailed out,
II, General Situation
The Ns~rth Koreaa~ radio announced a 5Q0 million won Lottery to
raise funds for the purchase df "ai~?planes~ tanks and war~hipsg' to exter~
urinate the American armed interventionistso~ All citizen: are cal Led upon
to purchase "'defense lottery ticketso~~ fFfhis money raising scheme probably.
sea~es the multiple pu~?p?~se of raisixag moraleq withd.ra~ring currencp from
circulation and providing the communist regime wit~ri much~nee~led fund,sj,
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6 October 2951
~A ILY KOREAN BULLRT IN
Military Situatioxa
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forces consolidated their positione~ patroned extens3:~el~ and
carried out a few drives with limited obaeetiveso .On the westerxa fro3st
action continued moderate with attacking elements engaging and repulsing
the enem3~ in several 2ocationso
Ix~ the IIS I Corps sone~ elements of the 1st Commonwealth Division9
advancing against opposition from two enemy companies, received a
counter attack and withdrew about, one mile, The IIS Ist Cavala~y Division.
repulsed six enemy probing attacksA the largest in battalion strength
The US Ord Division adjusted positions,
7xi the IIS IX Corps zone9 all 3.ts were adjusting positiozssq The
IIS 25th Division repulsed two night probing attacks from enemy troops of
und.ete~i.ned strengths
In the tTS ~ Corps zone9 the ROK 8th Division repulsed $wo probing
attacks, IIS 2nd Division elements attacked toward a l~miited objective
.against moderate resistaneeg succeeded in their anission$ and consolidated
the new positionsb Other elements of this divieion~ recapt~x?ed Hill 93l
(Heartbreak Ridge and continued the attack north~'ard,a Other units of
thin corps patrolled end adjxxsted positions,.
In the ROK I Corps zone the ROK Capital Division. reconnaissanc?
troops patrolled as far as the city of Kosox3g~ then withdrew, The ox-1.y
apposition seem was an enemy platoon encountered south of the tot~rt on
the way backo
Naval air sorties totalled 22.8 incluc3.ing four close support
missions-flown for the US lst Marine DivisionhOwing to transmission,
difficta2ties' no other information is available on naval ~etivitya) ~j
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T,and based ~N aircraft fle~r 1916g' effective sorties of which 61~.
were ~ombat~ the US I and X Corps .ts were the chief recipients of the
61 Nose stappo~t sorties, Medium. bombers flew 23 effeoti~re sortiesg
bombi~tg the Pyongyang railroad bridges a highway bridge at zchoas~ Chia
nampo anarshall.ing yards and m~.lita~r targets at Hamhung aasd Chigyongo
The fol~.ow3:ng air enegagements were repo~tedg (1) appro~mately 60
NlI0~15gs were obsex?ved southeast of Sinan~u~ 33 of which were engaged by
2$ F~,31~$s~ one of each was damaged {2) 34 F-~$b4 s engaged about 30 MI04 a
Korth of Sinan~u and destroyed case N!'T0~ (3) 3~, F~3b9 s engaged 5? NtIGA s
.this same area sold damaged vase MIG~ ~,~~ ?2 F,-$6as were attacked by 100
NllGss in a pincer movemeast with 50 Doming from Pyongyang and the othe~?
50 froze the area northwest of the Forth Korean capitalo ?} MTG was pro?
bably destroyed and two damaged while two F~6$s were losto
II, 0era1 Situations
~ 30 September P~.san radio broado?~st deplores the poor result of
the latest provincial draft ~a~.l, 2'he bad response ~.s credited to
~unsatisfa+eto~r preparati?ns~ ~sn the part of the military atathori`ti.es con?
cea?rsed and. to a ?Dlack of uz~derstandir~a and a poor sense of d~zty~ on
the part of the cons?ipteeso
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8 October 1951
D A I L Y K O R E A N B U L L E T I N
I, Military Situation
Hi~hli~hts
Limited UN attacks in the western and eastern sectors met heavy
resistance from well-entrenched enemy forces, Elsewhere action was
limited to patrol clashes,
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UN farces in the US I Corps zone continued their limited advance
against stiff resistance,. The British 1st Commonwealth and US 1st
Cavalry Divisions repulsed enemy counterattacks in several sharp engage-
ments,
In the US IX Corps zone, U5 24th Division units repulsed two
small counterattacks, Other action in the zone was limited to patrol
clashes,
Units of the US X Corps continued to attack and were heavi7~ en-
gaged by well-entrenched enemy troops, The ROK 8th. Division reported
no gains, In ane local :.clash US 2nd Division elements were forced to
withdraw, The ROK 5th Division also reported heavy fighting,.
There was little action in the ROK I Corps zone,
Nth
UN carrier aircraft flew 201 sorties, Along the east coast
communications targets were successfully attacked by aircraft and sur-
face vessels, A US escort vessel was damaged by a mine near Flungnam,
Air
UN land-based aircraft flew l,OC75 sorties including 6L,1. combat,
Of lb medium bomber sorties flown 11 were in an attack against
Pyongyang airfield with fair resultso
IT, General Situation
Kaesong Truce Talks
./ffter inveighing against UN insincerity and ulter~/ior motives in
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seeking to change the cr~nference site9 the Communist leaders in a
7 October broadcast made a counter proposal which would extend the
neutral zone from Kaesong to the UN "Peace Camp" at Hansen and make
the Qillage of Panmun~ong the conference site,. According to US press
sourcesy General Ridgway has accepted the new Communist-designated
conference site but has demurred at enlargement of the neutral zor~sa
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9 ?ctober 1951
DAILX KOREAN BUL,I,ETIN
a Military Situation
High
Advancing UN forces in the west?central and east central sectors
continued to encounter stiff resistance from well=entrenched enemy
troops employing rzortar a.nd artillery fired Several probing attacks
were repulsed?
In the U5 I Corps zone, the 1st Commonwealth Divi>ion repulsed an
attack by an estimated battalion-strength un~,to Elements of the L15 1st
Cavalry Division and the attached Greek Battalion adva:~~ced against deter?
mined resistance, while other elements contained an enemy attack and main-
tained previous positionsa Outpost troops of the US 3rd Division repulsed
a probing attack and other elements of this division repulsed a companym
strength thrusts
In the US IX Corps zone, the fou~? divisions now on the line (US
25th-and 21~,th9 ROK 2nd-and 6th) repulsed s.i~ probing attacks, patrolled
and generally maintained positioned
In the US X Carps zone, troops of the ROK 8th Division continued
to attack against an enemy battaliczr and, although they mi~t Kir?~-VyshinskT
cxc~~.an~,e, the broadcast states that this was a "knockout blow" to US
~ilator-~+ tactics.
Political
~?esident RrYee in Sout:~ Korea is urging ?passage of a constitutional
:~~:ndr~ent providing for popalar election of the President. Az!~bassador
I~1~..?~cc:ic' observes that this a~~eendm.ent till "help assure Rhee a s re-election
.~r the election of aRhee-picked candidate" in the NTs.~ 1952 ,.lections,
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23 October 1951
D A I L Y K O R E A N B U L L E T I N
Ie Military Situation
Highlights
Action along the entire front sharply diminished as UN forces
either maintained or slightly adjusted their positions and strolled
with scattered enemy contacts, In the central sector patrols destroyed
several buildings in the vicinity of Kumsong, Medium bombers were inter-
cepted on a bombing mission in northwest Korea, with a loss of two
friendly sircraft8
US T Corps troape patrolled,- en?aountering small enemy groupse Sev~
eral small-probing attacks were repulsed as units either maintained o~
ad~usted~ their p~-t~itionsa
In the US IX Corps zone, a tTS 21~th Division tank patrol advanced
to the vicinity of Kumsong and destroyed six buildings, but received 125
rounds of enemy artillery fire, Regiments of this division advanced
against light resistance to the east of Kumsongo Elsewhere corps units
patrolled,
US K Corps units patrolled with very little opposition as the A5
7th Division r?placed the US 2nd Division on the line with one regiment
of the latter division plus the Ethiopian and Netherlands Battalions
attaehedo The-rest of the 2nd Division and the French Battalion moved t?
the US IX Corps zoneQ
Tn the ROK I Corps zone units patrolled and repulsed two night
probing attacks,
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Naval air sorties totalled 1"72,, including eight in aloes support
of the US let Marine Division, East coast carrier based planes struck.
in the areas of Song~in, Hungnam9 Yangdok and Wonsan, destroying build-
ings, gum positions, railroad cars, and bridges, There were no air
operations in the west because of replenishing activities,
Rail_highway areas and equipment and marshalling yards provided
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th? chief targets for east coast surface vessels, while in the west ].1,.
troop and gun positions in the Han estuary were bombardedo
Air
Other UI~T aircraft flew 9S4 effective sorties including 639 combat,
The ?~9 close support missions were in the US I, IX, and X Corps zones, The
Bomber Command flew 20 effective sorties; nine of these attacked the Taechon
airfields Other targets included marshalling yards at Chong~in and Kowon,
and the barrar~ks area at Kyomipo, In an attack against Namsi airfield US
B-29?s were intercepted by MIG-15?s with a loss of one B-29 and one F-84,
There was no report of any damage to MIG?s~
IIo General Situation
Truce Talk
Radio Peking announced on 22 October that the General Headquarters
of tla? Chinese People?s Volunteers has decided to appoint General Pien
Chang-wrz as chief delegat?, replacing General Tung Hua, The broadcast
added that the Korean People?a Army is replacing General Chang Pyong-sans
one of its three delegates, with General Kim Tae-songs
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24 October 1951
D A I L Y K O R E A N B U L L E T I N
Io Military Situation
? Hi~hli~hts
In the Kumsong area, UN forces made limited attacks and returned
to their former positionso In the east several small enemy probing atm
tacks were repulsed, Elsewhere along the front UN and enemy forces
patrolled vigorously,
Action in the US I Corps zone was limited to patrol clasheso
The main action in the US IX Corps zone centered around Kumsong9
where a US 21~th Division tank patrol advanced one and one half miles
along the road leading north out of the city and destroyed numerous
enemy bunkers and supplies. The patrol later returned to its former
position
In the US X Corps zone, the ROK gth and US 7th Divisions repulsed
small enemy probing attackss
ROK I Corps units also repulsed a small probing attack,
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Naval air sorties totalled S0, including 16 in close support of
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