the signing of the technical agreement. At the same time, it was realized that IAF personnel could man both squadrons 122 . The signing of the technical agreement on 10 August removed the last major roadblock in the NATO I program. Although from time to time there were instances that threatened delays, the course was relatively smooth when compared with past history. Shortly after the signing, United States Air Forces, Europe (USAFE), notified ABMA that the beneficial occupancy date (BOD) for the first position was 1 April 1960. This meant that deployment planning was no longer based on the 190-day factor, but was based on specific BOD's furnished by the IAF 123 . Once the program was settled, events occurred rather systematically, for on 20 June 1961 the tenth and last launch position was turned over to the IAF ten days before the scheduled date. Each position consisted of three missile emplacements, and the turn-over dates were as follows 124 :

Position Date Turned Over to IAF LP-1 11 Jul 1960 LP-5 13 Feb 1961 LP-7 03 Mar 1961 LP-4 24 Mar 1961 LP-3 14 Apr 1961

LP-2 26 Apr 1961 LP-9 29 Apr 1961 LP-6 07 Jun 1961 LP-8 13 Jun 1961 LP-10 20 Jun 1961

______________________________ 122. JUP Prog Rpt for Apr 59, 8 May 59; JUP Prog Rpt for Jun 59; 8 Jul 59, Hist Off files. 123. JUP Prog Rpt for Aug 59. 124. JUP Qtrly Prog Rpt for 2d Qtr CY 61, 14 Jul 61, Hist Off files.