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From: munnari!LOCAL.oz.au!zvs@uunet.UU.NET (Zev Sero)
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Subject: Re: How many countries in WWII? Semantics!
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Date: 4 Jan 90 04:24:46 GMT
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From: munnari!LOCAL.oz.au!zvs@uunet.UU.NET (Zev Sero)
In article <12692@cbnews.ATT.COM> wdr@wang.COM (William Ricker) writes:

   Well, I suppose this becomes a semantics issue of when is "before WWII".
   Territory which was independent prior to annexation by a major beligerant
   of the war (Axis or Ally!) won't count as a separate belligerant unless
   they had either (a) recognized gov't in exile or (b) ally/co-belligerant/
   collaborator status.  

A similar quibble: Does Australia count?  We declared independence in
1942, backdated to 1 September 1939!  (Statute of Westminster Act
Acceptance Act, 1942).
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                                Zev Sero  -  zvs@bby.oz.au
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