On November 18, 1918 the People’s Council by proclaiming independence of the Republic of Latvia as well declared temporary newly established state border. For the purposes of its protection on 7 November, 1919 Jānis Balodis, Latvian Army Commander-in-Chief, issued an order to establish border guarding posts and to form border guard units. From 15 November, 1919 the real border guarding was started. The activities of border guards were based on the internal border guarding provisional regulations of the People’s Council, issued on 5 December, 1918.