@coachdcj Player 2 is correct. From the Official Rules Clarifications document (page 4):
You can never give an ally anything: units, territories or I.P.C.'s.
I know this topic has basically been beaten to death, but I have another game coming up so am in research mode. Silex’s page seems to be down and it also seems to be the number 1 resource (almost only) to describe the Spanish Harlem strategy in detail. Does anyone have a copy of this or can lead me to another detailed explanation?
Thank you!
Here is what you are looking for:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200126055516/http://pages.videotron.ca/silexmt/optoaster/allied.html
@panther thank you very much!