His career in the Colonial Service began in 1928 , with his appointment as an Assistant District Commissioner in the Gold Coast ( now Ghana ) . In 1934 , he was promoted to Assistant Colonial Secretary . He was posted to the Mandate of Palestine in 1936 , eventually becoming Principal Commissioner . He was one of the survivors of the King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 . He was posted by the Foreign Office to Cyrenaica in 1948 . He became Chief Secretary of British Guiana in 1950 . From September 1955 to January 1961 , he was Governor of the Solomon Islands and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific . In this role he oversaw not only the Solomon Islands but also the New Hebrides and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands . During his term , the Solomon Islands took their first steps towards self-government , with the establishment of the first Legislative Council
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
John Gutch (governor)