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What did the USSR achieve with the mutual assistance treaty forced on Latvia in October 1939?

In the exam (Latvian)

Ko PSRS panāca ar 1939. gada oktobrī Latvijai uzspiesto savstarpējās palīdzības līgumu?

  1. aThe handing over of Latvia's ports to Nazi GermanyLatvijas ostu nodošanu nacistiskajai Vācijai
  2. bThe right to appoint and dismiss Latvia's governmentTiesības iecelt un atcelt Latvijas valdību
  3. cThe right to station its military bases in LatviaTiesības izvietot Latvijā savas karabāzesCorrect answer

Why?

With the treaty of 5 October 1939 the USSR obtained the right to station its troops and military bases in Latvia. It did not yet appoint a government at that time; it did so after the occupation in 1940.

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