24th June 1940
Superior Council is established to guide Jersey through the Occupation
Although the German authorities were in ultimate control throughout the Occupation, they channelled much of their authority through the Superior Council, which was made up of members of the States of Jersey and crown officers. The Bailiff, Alexander Coutanche, was the council’s president. Also appointed were Charles Aubin, the Attorney General, and C Harrison, the Solicitor General, plus a further eight department heads.
The equivalent organisation in Guernsey was the Controlling Committee, presided over initially by Major Ambrose Sherwill and, later, John Leale.
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Other events that occured in June
Jersey refugee Hedy Bercu is born
- The story of Hedwig Goldberg, known as Hedy Bercu, is one of the most extraordinary to come out of the German occupation of Jersey.
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Missing woman case’s happy ending… for some
- Elizabeth Price had been missing for nearly two weeks when the police found her in Lucy Biard’s St Helier home.
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The present States Chamber is opened
- The States Chamber was opened on Queen Victoria's 50th jubilee, and finally gave the States Assembly its own meeting place.
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General de Gaulle has lunch in Jersey while fleeing France
- General Charles de Gaulle fled France early in the Second World War and went to Britain by way of Jersey, where he stopped for lunch.
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