18th December 1991
Police reveals theft of Jersey’s war achives
Although the theft was discovered in the November, it took until December 1991 for the files’ removal from the States Building to be made public. They’d been taken over a two-month period and offered for sale in Europe and the US. Police recovered more than 90% of the files through a two-year investigation, but authorities can’t be certain that none of their contents were removed.
Further papers turned up in Guernsey in 2013, bringing the recovered proportion up to 95%. The files, which had originally been kept in the Bailiff’s chambers throughout and after the war, are now looked after by the Jersey Archive.
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Other events that occured in December
Occupation author Michael Ginns is born
- Michael Ginns was a prolific author and founder member of the Channel Islands Occupation Society. He died in February 2017.
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John Pinel stands trial for abduction
- John Pinel was tried for abduction after taking Susan Malzard into his home and threatening to shoot anyone who approached.
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Elizabeth Castle is bombed into submission
- Forces loyal to King Charles I held out for two months in Elizabeth Castle during the English Civil War, despite heavy bombardment.
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Passenger plane springs a leak on flight to Jersey
- A passenger flight between Manchester and Jersey had to decrease altitude when a leak was detected in the fuselage.
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