During the course of these events, and even prior to the dates indicated above, personnel at Redstone Arsenal, where most of the existing Army know-how for missile development was concentrated, advised 0C0 that a 15-month study on a long-range missile had been prepared and was being submitted for review. Also, germane to the proposed development plan was the fact that the personnel corps at Redstone had reached a scientific point of achievement where assignment of a challenging new project would be quite welcome. In brief, Redstone suggested that it be directed to initiate the 1,000-mile missile development program. The Redstone study concluded that the best approach would be the development of a ballistic, two-stage rocket-propelled missile, with the warhead separating from the second stage after burnout. This proposal was based on a probable need for a controllable warhead; but, if this device were unnecessary, feasibility studies should consider the development of a single-stage, rocket-propelled ballistic missile. Propulsive agent proposals involved gasoline and liquid oxygen (LOX), which was consistent with the then state-of-the-art and availability. While these recommendations were being made, Redstone Arsenal was becoming more and more capable of initiating the long-range missile program, for the REDSTONE missile had, by that time, traversed a number of successful flights and could be used as a carrier in a component development program. A suggestion to this effect was made, especially with regard to experimental nose sections, as it was known ______________________________