Question:
For the purposes of calculating ARPs on the first turn of each air cycle, are air units in the France Holding Box behind a Closed French Border considered to be “on the map”?

Answer:
No, the OB’s specify that “Air units in play include all those on the map and in the aborted or eliminated boxes of the air chart.”  Whether the French border is opened or closed, the France Holding box meets neither of these requirements.  For ARP purposes, don’t count any Loyalist air units in the France holding box.

Source:
[DPS, Rules Judge, 27-Jan-05 and 13-Jun-05]