Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Joseph Godber stated in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom that his government will analyze the report in light of discussions with all interested parties and that no decision unacceptable to people of Anguilla will be made. A series of interim agreements followed that resulted in direct rule of the island from Britain, although it was not formally separated until December 1980, when it was made a separate Crown colony. Nevis had also attempted to separate from the federation on several occasions, but the island's leaders were unsuccessful in their efforts. However, they did manage to secure greater autonomy for Nevis in the years leading up to independence, which occurred in September 1983 after a delay of several years to allow for negotiations. Sir Frederick Albert Phillips, the first governor of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, wrote in 2013: Politics List of administrators From 1882 to 1958, the federation's administrator was under the wider jurisdiction of the Governor of the Leeward Islands. From 1958 to 1962, the administrator was responsible to the Governor-General of the West Indies Federation. President 1882–83: Alexander Wilson Moir 1883–88: Charles Monroe Eldridge (acting to 1885) 1888–89: Francis Spencer Wigley (acting) Commissioner 1889–95: John Kemys Spencer-Churchill Administrator 1895–99: Thomas Risely Griffith 1899–1904: Charles Thomas Cox 1904–06: Sir Robert Bromley 1906–16: Thomas Laurence Roxburgh 1916–25: John Alder Burdon 1925–29: Thomas Reginald St. Johnston 1929–31: Terence Charles Macnaghten 1931–40: Douglas Roy Stewart 1940–47: James Dundas Harford 1947–49: Leslie Stuart Greening 1949: Frederick Mitchell Noad 1949–56: Hugh Burrowes 1956–66: Henry Anthony Camillo Howard 1966–67: Sir Frederick Albert Phillips Governor 1967–69: Sir Frederick Albert Phillips 1969–75: Sir Milton Pentonville Allen (acting to 1972) 1975–81: Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss 1981–83: Sir Clement Athelston Arrindell List of heads of government Chief Minister 1960–66: Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell 1966–67: Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw Premier 1967–78: Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw 1978–79: Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell 1979–80: Sir Lee Llewellyn Moore 1980–83: Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds Sport and culture The national football team debuted in 1938, in a friendly against Grenada, but played only sporadically. It has played more regularly since independence. In cricket, the Anguilla, Nevis, and Saint Kitts national teams competed separately at regional level, although combined teams were occasionally fielded in the past. Delegations from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla were sent to several editions of the CARIFTA Games, winning medals in 1977 and 1983. At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,