General Authority for Border Protection

The General Authority for Border Protection (Mongolian: Хил хамгаалах ерөнхий газар) is an agency that is part of the Government of Mongolia and acts as a reserve force for the Armed Forces of Mongolia.

It guards the country's entry and exit points on its borders with Russia and China as well as prevents/suppresses illegal activities such as smuggling and human trafficking.

It was established as the frontier guard in 1933 to manage Mongolian borders with the USSR and Manchuria.

[4][5] During the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, western border was heavily guarded by MPA personnel who defended the country from an invasion by the Imperial Japanese Army.

In 1959, the Ministry of Defense created a Border Service Division and gave.