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... that Colin Powell was regarded as the 'architect of Jersey's finance industry'? Source: "Widely regarded as the ‘architect of Jersey's finance industry', Mr Powell first took on the role of Economic Adviser to Jersey's government in 1969." ([https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/memorial-planned-architect-finance-industry/ 'Memorial planned for 'architect of finance industry', 2 December 2019, Fiona Potigny, Baliwick Express)
ALT1:... that Colin Powell had a 'disconcertingly precise power of recall over almost any detail' of his five decades on Jersey? Source: "He is long-nosed and lean, and has a disconcertingly precise power of recall over almost any detail of his five decades on the island." ("The fall of Jersey: how a tax haven goes bust". Oliver Bullough, The Guardian, 8 December 2015.)