On October 5, 1939, Latvia was forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with the Soviet Union, granting the Soviets the right to station 25,000 troops on Latvian territory.
O 5 de outubro de 1939, foi forzada a aceptar un pacto de "asistencia mutua" coa Unión Soviética, garantindo aos soviéticos o dereito a destinar 25.000 tropas en territorio letón.