Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-15
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-15
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. Foreign Office (contributor), Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force (contributor), France. Consulat général (London, England) (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (contributor), Hungerford, Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, Viscount Portal of, 1893-1971 (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909-2004 (contributor), Great Britain. Mines Department (contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. War Office (contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (contributor), Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, Earl of, 1883-1964 (contributor), Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, 1896-1985 (contributor), and Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-5-15
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 Air Force--Bomber Command, Netherlands--Cease--fire, Ministry of Information--Films--Anti-gossip campaign, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Dutch troops--Re-organization, Shipping--Contraband, Nazi propaganda, Italy--Vatican newspaper--Suppression, Coal Mining--Lord Portal, Netherlands--Queen Wilhelmina--Address, Northern Ireland--Defense, Commodity Insurance Scheme--Rates, Animal feed--Prices, Agriculture--Workers--Wages, Oats--Prices, Civil Defense--Local volunteers, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M.S. Valentine, Treasury--Trading with the enemy, Food--Restrictions--Hon. Lord Woolton, Luxembourg--Government--Gratitude, Pigs--Prices, Food--Rationing, Nazi attacks--Polish destroyer Grom, Great Britain--Government--Appointments, Coal and oil--Government administration--Reorganization, Air raids--Procedures, Civil Defense--Crashed aircraft, Netherlands East Indies--Neutrality, and Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Belgium
Place Name:
Great Britain, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, italy, Germany, Northern Ireland, and Netherlands East indies