evidenced in August 1958 and the reduction from four JUPITER squadrons to three the following October. This was not the end, for budgetary cuts in December 1958 again reduced the program when five of the R&D missiles were deleted. At that time, the allocation line- up included 11 R&D, 20 reliability and product improvement, and 62 IOC. During the latter half of 1959, another missile was removed, which left the total program figure at 92. From there, the figure went to 93, and finally 94. Fifty-nine GSE sets made up the total program in that respect 86 . Deliveries of the IOC missiles to the Air Force began on 28 August 1958, and, at that time, 31 other JUPITER missiles were in various stages of fabrication  at the Michigan Ordnance Missile Plant and ABMA. From August until November 1958, ABMA continuously reported that sufficient IOC missiles would be ready to meet the December deployment date of the first squadron. However, the lack of a firm agreement with the host country caused DOD to direct a delivery stretch-out. In this case, money could be saved, as the necessity for contractor overtime was considerably reduced. Also, the opportunity was presented to iron out technical difficulties that had arisen in the NAA propulsion system. When the agreements with NATO I were concluded in August 1959 with an operational readiness date of 1 May 1960, there was ample time to deliver required missiles by the cheaper surface shipment rather than the expensive air shipment that had been planned for the December 1958 deployment. By the time the agreements with NATO II had been concluded, the total production program was ready for delivery 87 . _____________________________

86. Hist, ABMA, Jul-Dec 58, p. 8; DF, Ind Planning Off to Procurement Div, 4 Dec 58, subj: Adjustments to JUP Msl Prog, Hist Off files. 87. Ibid.; JUP Prog Rpt for Nov 58, 8 Dec 58; Hist, ABMA, Jan-Jun 60, pp. 69-70; Hist, ABMA, Jul- Dec 60, p. 56, Hist Off files.