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ADMINISTRATOR, ASCENSION ISLAND

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The Administrator represents the Governor of St Helena

as his senior officer on the Island, maintaining his

interests with the representatives of the BBC, Cable and

Wireless and Composite Signals Organisation, who are the

British users of the Island, and with the US Air Force

Base and the National Aeronautical and Space Administration

(NASA) Station.

He

The Administrator is ex-officio magistrate, and is

responsible for law and order. The Administrator's staff

provides the services of a Government Cashier, issue

currency, run the Savings Bank and the Post Office.

is responsible for advising the Governor of St Helena

in whom resides the power to make laws for Ascension,

on legislation that may be required.

Present Administrator is Ian George Thow, a Diplomatic

Service officer. He took up his appointment in August

this year and is accompanied by his wife Vivien Mary and

a four year old son.

Born in 1924, Mr Thow served in the Royal Navy (1942

on secondment to the Government of British Honduras

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(1966 69), Dacca (1970), Cairo (1972), Antigua (1976-79)

and Jakarta (1979

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