sentences:  Ede explained that his investigations concluded that Mathews found the Channel Island authorities had “behaved well, animated by the sole desire to act as a buffer” — which contradicts Mathew’s actual comments — and that the newly appointed Channel Island Lieutenant Governors confirmed that both bailiffs deserved commendation.Neither Jersey's Lieutenant Governor Arthur Edward Grasett nor Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor Philip Neame were present in the Channel Islands during the occupation.The bailiffs of both Jersey and Guernsey were cleared of every accusation of being "Quislings" and collaborators.