Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-17
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-17
Description:
From the UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/inf3.htm “Formed on September 4th 1939, the day after Britain’s declaration of war, the Ministry of Information (MOI) was the central government department responsible for publicity and propaganda in the Second World War. The initial functions of the MOI were threefold: news and press censorship; home publicity; and oversees publicity in Allied and neutral countries”. This collection contains Press Notices and Bulletins published by the MOI between 1939-1945. The Press Notices and Bulletins are among many publications and films issued by the agency during the war.
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Information. (Creator), United States. Office of War Information (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Department of Trade. Overseas Trade Division (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. India Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Works (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Polish Government Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Allied Force Command Post (Contributor), and United States. Army. European Theater of Operations. Headquarters (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1943-10-17
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
World War, 1939-1945--History, World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects, World War, 1939-1945, Great Britain, Bombings--Burma, Bombings--Capua, Italy, Bombings--Greece, Bombings--Schweinfurt, Germany, Combat--Volturno River, Italy, HM Submarine United, Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, Earl of, 1883-1950--India, Sunday work hours, builders and contractors, German troops withdrawal--Volturno River, Italy, German manhunt--Warsaw, Poland, Northwest African Air Forces, Vengeance (Dive bomber), Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane), and Vickers Wellington (Bomber)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Burma, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, India, and Poland