The USA is a Neutral major power.
France and its minor powers are at war with Japan.
The USSR and its minor powers are at war with Japan.
Columbia is a minor power (aligned with the USA) at war with Japan.
Venezuela is a conquered minor power (and was aligned with the USA before conquest by Japan)
(See map).
Venezuela cannot be reverted.
An Active major power can choose to liberate Venezuela or not during the End of Turn Stage ~ Peace Step (Venezuela can’t be liberated in the same turn it was conquered).
13.3.3 US ENTRY ACTIONS
28. USSR declares war on Japan (Ja) -17. Remove 1 USA entry action chit from the Japanese pool and 70% chance to remove another.
Columbia conquers Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela cannot be a secondary supply source to the USA.
USA units cannot enter Japanese controlled hexes.
USA units can enter French or USSR controlled hexes with permission.
Venezuela is subject to Partisans (option 46) who would be placed by Japan.
Venezuela can only be liberated once the USA has become an Active major power.
Since this is a liberation
not an incomplete conquest or complete conquest.
Venezuelan hexes would remain controlled by whoever controlled the hexes (Japan, France, the USSR, or the USA).
Venezuelan resources would be available to whoever controlled the hexes.
France, USSR, and Columbia can continue to take hexes from the Japanese.
France (and/or their minors) or the USSR (and/or their minors) conquers Venezuela
Since both France and the USSR are Active major powers at war with Japan they are handled normally (Active major power vs. Active major power in a conquered minor power).
Liberation
Venezuela would become aligned with the Active major power that liberated it.
All Venezuelan hexes would change to the Active major power that liberated it.
Caracas, Venezuela would become a secondary supply source to that Active major power.
All Venezuelan resources would become available to that Active major power.
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