On 28 October 1959, the location of the third and final JUPITER squadron was settled when the GTG agreement was signed with Turkey. Thereafter, the two countries engaged in conferences to complete technical arrangements, plan the facilities, and select the emplacement sites. Tentatively, 1 June 1961 was set as the BOD for the first launch position. To attain this capability in NATO II, initial manning by USAF personnel was required. This arrangement was agreed to by the Turkish government in the technical agreement, which was signed on 1 June 1960. By April 1962, all positions were to be ready and manned, and this objective was attained 125 . In many ways deployment posed quite a problem to ABMA, although the Agency was not directly involved in consummating the agreements with the host countries. Basically, the trouble with NATO I was site selection and who was going to man the squadrons once they were in place. All during 1958, it was quite a strain to have a deployment capability by December 1958. Then, the switch to NATO I manning placed a further tax on ABMA training facilities. In summation, when viewing the development and deployment "ups and downs," it was indeed fortunate that time did not become critical and that all the emplacement positions were readied and manned. _____________________________

125. Hist, ABMA, Jul-Dec 59, P. 15, Hist Off files; Interview, Mr. Prince Danley, REDSTONE- CORPORAL-JUPITER Project Off, AOMC, 11 Jul 62.