sentences:  The civil authorities of Guernsey, represented by their Bailiff, the elected members of the island parliaments, civil servants and emergency services, had of necessity to work in a professional manner with the occupiers for the benefit of the civil population.They had been ordered to do this by the Secretary of State in letters dated 19 June 1940.The Bailiff oversaw the evacuation of 17,000 children and adults to England in June 1940.