Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-29
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-29
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. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Netherlands. Legation (Great Britain) (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Officce (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Rzeczpospolita Polska (Government-in-exile) (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Scotland Office (Contributor), Brown, Ernest, 1881-1962 (Contributor), Hudson, Robert Spear, Viscount, 1886-1957 (Contributor), Lloyd of Dolobran, George, Baron, 1879-1941 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Ceylon. Governor (1937-1944 : Caldecott) (Contributor), and Caldecott, Andrew, Sir, 1884- (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-29
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, Channel Islands--Produce--Supply, Cotton--Exports--Restrictions, Children's Overseas Reception Scheme, British forces--Palestine--Polish brigade, Agriculture--Wages, Agriculture--Products--Prices, Animal feed--Seed oats, Eggs--Prices, Nazi propaganda, Ministry of Information--Regional information offices--London, Nazi air attacks--Channel Islands, Prisoners of War--British--Registers, Artillerymen--Newfoundlanders, Board of Trade--Valuable exports--Restrictions, Prisoners of War--German--Registers, Royal Air Force--Sinkings--Italian destroyers, Agriculture--Scotland--Workers, Royal Navy--Sinkings--Italian U-boats, Ceylon--War contributions, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Netherlands, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, and Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Submarine Grampus
Place Name:
Great Britain, Channel Islands, Netherlands, Newfoundland, Palestine, Poland, Scotland, Italy, France, and Germany