Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-20
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-20
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. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Department of Health for Scotland (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. India Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Lloyd of Dolobran, George, Baron, 1879-1941 (Contributor), Shakespeare, Geoffrey Hithersay, Sir, 1893-1980 (Contributor), Gort, John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount, 1886-1946 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Newall, Cyril Louis Norton, Baron, 1886-1945 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Shipping (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), Cross, Ronald Hibbert, Sir, 1896-1968 (Contributor), and Great Britain. Children's Overseas Reception Board (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-20
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
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Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Malaya, Germany, and Canada