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NOTE DATED 5 JUNE 1351 FROM !IHE ACTING REPR3%?3NTA'i%V$OF THE UNIT2D STATE3 ADDRESSFD TO THli: SEcRET~~C3'i:~~ti.L 'X!&\NSMITTING FIXE COl%%JNIQU,uEsISSUED BY THZ HE&DQUARTERSOF~UNXTEQWTIO~ GOMMAND.Qi KOkW-

The kctirg Representative of .the Unite4 States to the United Nations presents his compliments to the ~Skcretf+ryCeneral of the United Natiks and has the honor to transmit hesewith, for I& fn$wmation of the Security C?uncil, the following wxnrnuniquesissued by the H,eadpuartera of the United Nations ConumXld, , a8 indicated below:

Far Eatif Air Forces sumw,ry cnvering Sunday~s, June 3, 1‘951, OpporatiOm

Eighth Arm,, t$owu&ne k03,‘issued at 7:OO P.M., Monday, June 4, 19551 . {5:00 A.M., Monday, Eastern daylight time)" Navy operationrs summwgfor Monday, June 4, 1951

itighth,Am~y Gor~~!~~ni.qUe 410, issued at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, Ame 5, 1351 .(8:30 P.M., Monday, astern daylight time)

General Headquarters communique 905, is~u98. at.10:50 k.M., Tmmia~, June 5, 1351 (8:50 P.M., &km&q, Eb.e.stern &ylis;;ht' time) : FAR EAST 4IR FORCES'SUMARY COVERING SUNDAY'S OPERATIONS

Far East Air Forces B-29 Superforts, light bomber8 and fighter-bombers continued their damagirq attacks op the q~my(s supply arteries and build-up areas, as Far East Air Forcea warplanes mounted over 900 sorties under generally poor weather conditions. Shifting their attack fram the northwest rail complex to the Chongjin-!?onsan Failroad line on the eastern ca&f, Bomber C-and Superforts of the Okinma-based 307th Group, visually dropped more than 100 tons of "blookbusters" on two rail bridges. According to B-29 gunners, the boqb trail stretched directly across the long bridge near Yonghung, which lies halfway'betwecn %mhunG and . A smaller bridge slightly east of the ma;rshalling~yWLs at Iiemhungwas also attacked. Nq,resuSts were reportea. No.epqny fighters,.or flak were encountered. All Superforts returned safely to base. ': leenwhile, flying in what was described as "&xxnd-hugging cloudin& and rain .'I Fifth Air Force aircmft flew more than 610 Bortics. df which more than 150 were. in close support of JJnited Nations, grou&l foroes in the battle zones. Fighter-bombers Mced roads and the rail line b&we&n Pyonwang a%&,Kaesongwith rockets, nap- a~$ ,50-caliber*machine guns. Pilots reported three tunnels were closed; ‘F-51 Mustang fighter-bombers of the Eighteenth Fi~htqM3omber Group struck hard at the Pyongyang airfield with napalm and 500-pound bombs. Pilots said more than half of the buildings in the area were burning a8 they left the target. 3126 invaders of the 452nd Light Boml, Wizq'a$tacWa a supply cedtdr in the same area with excellent results reportea. V%olent secont%y exljldsions were observed, Fift&.Aip Force and,attached shore-based. Marine and South African aimcraft inflicted more then 140 casualties on en&y troops, and dE6bOyed or damagedover 500 mirjcellaneous enem$dield buildings;nine supply stacks, eight warehouses, four fuel-&owe dumps, twenty-two railroad cars, over 200 vehicles, two railroad bridges, three tunnels and one eleotric substation.

In predawn attacks, night-flying B-26 invaders seeded the Sinmak-Sariwon area with anit-personnel bombs, while other B-26's -bxubed enemy troops directly in front of United Nations ground forces with air-bursting bombs, The airfields at Sinanju was also attacked by radar-bombing B-26's. Fifteen vehicles uere destroyed by B-26's along the highway east of Kokson in the central sector. Over 120 vehicles were sight& and attacked in this general vicinity. Aircraft of the 315th Air Divielon (Combat Cargo) continued a steady flow of materiel to front-line forces. EIGHTH ARMY COMMCNIQUR409, ISSUED AT '/ P.M. MONDAY (5 A.M. MONDAY, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME)

Stubborn enemy roaistance was reported on the central Korean front as Eighth Army' forces ropuleed enemy counter-attacks In the Yonchon-Chailjrcong and Hwachon aroa during tho morning hours.. Resistance in the Aynggu and InSe areas was reported decreasing. United Nations forces continued their attack, registering limited gains during the morning hours.

Wited Nations foroes.west and north of .the Imj& River encountered and dispersed small groups of the enenr+ during the day, .Nighth Arty forces in the Yonchon area received a counter-attack nt.7:10 A.M. by an.estimated 200 of the enemy. The attack was repulsed by lo:45 A.M.,, wi.th thirt;r-one ?:illed in action and fifty p'risoners taken. Other E&ghth Azuy forces in the Yonchon area reported receiving 5743~ reoo4.l.&ese rifle and fire at 11 A.M. Friendly forces registered gains of B,CCC to j,Oi@ yards by midday. Eighth Army forces in the Chail area rapulsedan at+&& by an undeterT&ied number of enemJr during the early morning, but reported heavy enemy pressure as of midday. Eighth Army.forces in the area-north of.Yongong continued their attack, reporting:moderatetto heavy enemy rssistance and a,heavy volume of enemy . emell-amna f%re during ths,morning. Light to heavy enemy reqistance was reported in the area northwest and west-north-west of Hwaohm as United Nations forces continued their attack, advancing 1,008 to 4,000 yards by midday.

Enemy resistance in the Yanggu and Inje area decreaeed during the morning hours, as United Nations forces continued their attack; registering limited gains during the monaing.houre. Eneq,attacks in the area west-south-west of Hangsong, which we= reported continuing as of 5 P.M. yesterded, were successfully repulsed by United Nations forces. NAVY OPERATION'S SWY FOR MONDAY:

United Nations Naval Forces stepped up titerdiction of Communist supply routes yesterday as carrior-based,airoraft flew over 250 sorties and shore bombardment .Sroups continued attacks on important east coast oommunioa.tlo~ oenters. Fast Carrier Task Force .77 launched fighters and bombers from the U.S.S., Princeton and U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in bridge strikes in northeast Korea. Navy pilots bombed and damaged eleven [email protected] the rail and highway network between Wonsan and Songjin on the east..coastc Enemy troops, vehiqles, warehouses railroad cam and tanks were destroyed!:or; damage& by the carrier aircraft. Panther jet fighters based & the BonhoMne'Riohard-at~oked 300 soldiers and many vehicles near Ho~ogo. Over half the Red troops were c;asualtles, Rdyal Navy Sear Furies and.Fireflies went into action over western Korea yeeterday. ,: , North of Iaesong, British.pilots from the light oarr!.?r H.M.S. Glory bombed snd strafed entrenched infantry and artillery ,positions, with;excellent coverage reported. The Brit-ish fighters and bombers sank two junks and damaged several others off the ccasrt west of Henchon. Bombardment of the Wonson-centered transport&ion complex continued. yesikday ath the U.S.S:, and an L.S.M.R. (landing ship medium rocket) open- up on military targets in the area. The naval gunfI"ire group poured over 1,100 rounds of hi.&.cxplosives on troop concentrations, supply poillts, rail lines, highways and gun positions before noon yesterday. With sdxteen-qnch gunfire directed by Task Force 77 and spotters, tine plastered military targets at Anbyon, eight miles south of Wonsan. Roads jn the arsa were made fmpa8sable and over fourteen buildings were leveled by the New Jersey's one-ton shells. Over 600 five-inch rockets from the L.S.M.R. saturated gun emplacements on the Kalma Peninsula. The destroyers Kennedy, Hawkins, Fechteler, Evans and Blue acided their five-inch Gvzn'ire, registering on similar targets in a round-the-clock bombardment. Arthur W. Radford, Commander in Chief or* the Pazcific Fleet, and Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, commander of naval forces .in the Far East, were aboard the New Jersey observ%ng the naval sunfire yesterday mOXTiin&. The heavy Loa Angeles continued to direct eight-inch naval gunfire at Communist troops and transportation routes near Kosong, on the east coast. Bombarding road junctions several miles inland before &awn yesterday, the cruiser soared hits, starting fires and secon&ry explosions. The destroyers Rush and HJ4.C.S. Nootii ahelled sjmilar target8 In the area. Other United Naticma naval units continued bloc&de patrols in northeast , coastal waters. South of Songjin, the . minesweeper Thompson silenosa melay shore batteries after exchange of gunfire. No damage or casualties were mffered by ths Thcunpeon. The U.S.S.'Fiske shelled bridges, roads and rail lines near. Songjln, while the patrol friga.te Everett destroyed or damaged six st3n~s during patrol6 as far north as Chonigjin,

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EIGHTH ARMY COMMUNIQUE410 ISSUED AT lo.:30 A.&, TUESDAY (8:30 P.M.,,MONDAY, EAS!L!WUVDAYLIGHT Tm): : Moderate to, heavy eqe~:reslistance was rqorted along the centreL front ‘a6 Eighth Army forces continue their attack. Enemy forces continued to fight a stubborn delaying action, limiting, friendly gafns during the day. Stubborn enemy resistance continues in the Inje area.

United Nations forces patrolling north and west of the Imjin River reported no enemy contact, but observed enemy groups of company size a8 they continued their screening activities. Moderate enemy resistance from platoon to company- sized units, employing delayjng tactics, w&8 encountered by Eighth Army forces in the Yonchon area. An estima*d enew company attacked friendly positions north-northwest of Yonchon. By 0800 hours, friendly artillery had broken up the enemy attack and. remnants of the enemy oompanywere reported surrounded in a valley in the general axea of the enga.gemnt. During the afternoon, the enemy ticreased his resistance, employing high- velocity 76 nun. fire on advancing friendly troops. FiShtinS continues at the close of the period. Throughout the night June 3-4, an estimated two enemy battalions maintained pressure on friendly positions north of the Hantan River. Pressure continued duriq the dey and at mia.aay. Friendly forces repulsed an enemy counter-attack, resulting in 100 enew killed. Enew pressure decreased dur3ng the afternoon hours, and by 1500 hours friendly elements were advancing slowly under small arma and automatls weapons fire. Eighth Amy forces couth of the Hantan River encountered stubborn enemy resistance as they continued their advance during the day. At I.245 hours, enemy of undetermined strength launched a counter-attack 3.n the area south of Chail - attack was repulsed with an estimated 100 enew killed. Friendly tank elements supporting the friendly advance were forced to witha-raw by heavy enemy artillery and automatic weapons fire. Heavy, enemy stubborn resistance was experienced in the area north of Yongong, as an estimated enemy battalion employed a heavy volume of small-am, automatio weapons and mortar fire to resist the advance of friendly elements. An estimated ', 400 enemy engaged advancing EighthAm forces in the area west-northwest of Hwachonat 0900 hours with action ceasing as of midday with the enew withdrawing to the west after suffering heavy casualties.

Light enemy contact was reported In the area northwest of Hwachon. In the Hwachonarea, the enemy oontinued to fight a delaying action, harassing advancing elemnts with small-arma and awtxm4tic weapona fire. An astimated enemy battalion north of Ewadm engaged advenci~ elements with a heavy volume of small-arms =a mortar fire at 1100 hours, with the engagement continuing aa of 1650 hours,

L%ht patrol cc&act was reportcsd by United Nations forces in the Yanggu area durisg the day. ti the ?nje area, enemy forcea continuea to fight a delayi% ffitfon with the action continusn@; as of 1500 howa. Previo~& 'mwrte of en engagendt with two ene~‘battallone tin the area west-southwest of Kaneong resulted in tha attack'being mpulsad at 2000, with : no loss of friendly grouna. Friendly forces occupying a hill gn this area aiscoverea 100 enemg.kiU.ea in action 6.8 a result of friendly mortar and. ’ artillery fire, 6wing t!s niiht.

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.’ Strcn; sneri~y CJelayiqi foyceg iti wel.?. dw,-in defensive pof3itions continuec! to offer st.U.bl,oiTi rseiotc3lke to kbvaricin~ kited Nations ground unit!2 in Korec. ,yestcxd::y , !;riendly alements, Curin& the edvance in the western.3.d centr;tl. sectcrs , i-Opl.seCl Severn1 determined counter-attacks su~Jortec1 by artiil.ery 3x16 lZOZCt&r fii% . In the ee.stern eector, UnS.tec? Nations Units 8,djusteC. positions and mc.28 c,eFna up to five mi!.es ,

Cnrrisr-base?. aircraft attacked. enemy rail. and hiGhwe.y bric'ges in nortP.ee.st -?xeF., in add.ition to b0mbing 3,nd strafing troop positions, vehicie ccnvoys Enf. :,un positions in the battle area. Surface units infl icted heavy c?cma~.e on cr,emy trwsportation 3.d supply faci!.ities don{; the east coast.

Lad-based i’ichter an& !.ic.ht bomber aircraft supported adwnciq United Noti0ns E:rounc’. forces with nttacks on enemy front-Iine trocq positions znd wmmunicet.icn cent.ers in the rear of the b8ttle line. IvleC.itz! bumbers continued attac-ks tin nortkeast sup$l.y centers, as cargo nircraft mw&tained. air supply of our gro*xd. .;nits .

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