Evening star., 1950-12-31
Korea
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Parallel into attack positions in
the Kaesong area, northwest OF
Seoul.
The American airmen reported
they disabled 20 large field guns,
knocked out one half-track and
damaged nine, and blew up one
tank.
Kaesong, 2 miles south of Par
allel 38, the old arbitrary boun-
Diary of Red North and Republican
South Korea, is 10 miles behind
the Reds western front along the
1mjin River. The front is only
27 miles northwest of the South
Korean capital of Seoul.
Other Red artillery was reported
sighted near Yonchon. miles
north of Parallel 38 and So miles
due north of Seoul.
Appearance of Red armor in
the areas emphasized imminence
of the long-awaited assault on
Seoul. Gen. Macarthur said last
week that only Red infantry were
massed along the western front.
U. N. Center Holds Strong.
CeaSeleSs daylight air watch on
the roads in Red territory appar-
emily delayed until now the move
ment of Communist arnor to the
front.
The United States 9th Army
land other United Nations forces
Iheld strong in the center OF their
|150-mile line across Korea's mid
section last night. but in both
the East and West the Reds had
reached positions from 10 to Is
miles south Of the 38th Parallel.
The Allies held some points
north of the Parallel at last re-
Iports, however. An 9Th Army
spokesman named one of these
as Inje, four miles above the line
and 25 miles inland from the east
coast. Another was Taegok in
Central Korea, one mile north OF
the Parallel and AZ miles north
east of Seoul.
The Reds early thrusts were
hardest in the East, apparently
trying to wheel South around
Chunchon, railhead As miles
northeast of Seoul.
13 Miles South of Border.
A force of 5000 drove 13 miles
south of the border in hill coun-
try 80 miles inland from the east
coast yesterday. An 9th Army
spokesman said Allied troops were
sin contact" with that group.
Another Red unit of 1000 was
reported 10 miles south of the
Parallel Is miles inland from the
sea.
A third force of 10000 had
dented the east-central sector OF
the line earlier. There was nc
fresh report on this force.
Indications were that United
Nations troops in the extreme East
had been met before reaching the
36th Parallel by probing Rec
forces that were trying hard tt
make the most of their advantage
1t seemed evident that the Reds
in the East were seeking a soft
spot between Allied divisions OF
corps.
They apparently hoped to knife
through such spot and envelor
Seoul from the rear
u. N. Forces Gain Slightly.
Associated Press Correspondent
William C. Barnard reported from
9th Army headquarters thai
United Nations forces counterat.
tackled in small area 20 miles
northeast of Chunchon and gained
from 1000 to 1900 yards. roughly
a mile.
Allied troops 27 miles north o1
Seoul battled on a hilltop for foul
hours before giving up an outpos
to Chinese Reds, but killed q
Chinese and wounded Is in tht
clash.
All along the 38th Parallel, Gen
MacArthur's Saturday summar!
reported, the Reds have thickenee
their frontline units.
Gen. Macarthur has predicted
that they will launch a full-scal'
attack on United Nations force
between January l and 10. F'ol
this offensive, he has estimated
the Communists have more thar
1.350,000 men-Chinese and Nortl
Korean-either on the front or i,
support positions in North Kores
and Manchuria.
The threat of Red tanks ant
half tracks on the front north o
Seoul was not considered as i'm
portant as the appearance of ar
tillery.
The modern Red China army i
slow on movement but noted TO
its ability to use mortars and ligh
artillery.
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