Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-24
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-24
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), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade. Import Licensing Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Cross, Ronald Hibbert, 1896-1968 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), and Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-1-24
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, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Destroyer Exmouth, Royal Air Force--Atmospheric conditions, Imports--Aluminum, Commerce--Anglo-French agreements, Shipping--Oil tankers--Losses, Shipping--Japanese--Asama Maru, Shipping--Contraband, Auxiliary Territorial Service--Queen Mary, New Zealand Air Force- Maori motto, Military personnel--Honors, War Office--Directorate of Public Relations--Donations, Royal Air Force--Engineer Officer, British Expeditionary Force--Tank units--War correspondents, Royal Air Force--Headquarters Fighter Command--Duke of Kent, Ministry of Economic Warfare--Ronald cross, New Zealand--Message of support--Lord Willingdon, Northern Ireland--Income tax, Poland--Refugees--Donations, Agriculture--Animal feed, Northern Ireland--War Hospitality Committee, Nazi propaganda--South Africa--Gen. Hertzog, Agriculture--Potatoes--Prices, Nazi aircraft--Attacks--Shetland Islands, Tanganyika--Chagga people--Donations, Foreign press--News articles, Royal Air Force--Patrols--Meal arrangements, Royal Air Force--Maginot Line, Royal Air Force--Adjutants, Royal Air Force--Air combat, Royal Air Force--Egyptian guest--Mahmoud Abdul Fath, German aircraft--insignia, and Royal Air Force--Music
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Japan, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, South Africa, Tanganyika, Egypt, and Germany