English Translation

5 The service period for the troops is 3 years. The recruitment of the border troops is based on the same points of view as for the Red Army. Only one member of the border guards who selects the people suitable for the border guard forces is present in the configurations, condition is that members of the Border Guard forces have no relatives or acquaintances abroad. Members of the Komsomols and candidates of the party are preferred. However, belonging to one of the above-mentioned organizations is not a condition. The head office itself is divided into the a) administrative and economic department b) 5. department (spy and counter-spy) (the name 5. division is apparently chosen for camouflage reasons) c) secretariat between staff d) department of political propaganda and e) medical department. (a) The administrative and economic department is responsible for the procurement of arms, clothing, accommodation and their duties are of an administrative nature. (b) The 5th department. This department can be regarded as the most important of the border guards.