Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-08
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-08
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. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Spender, Percy, 1897-1985 (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service. Press Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Waverley, John Anderson, Viscount Westdean, 1883?-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. New Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Dalton, Hugh Dalton, Baron, 1887-1962 (Contributor), Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951 (Contributor), Australia. Treasury (Contributor), and Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-8
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, Munitions--Manufacturing--Australia, Home Defense--Youths--Enlistment, Conscription--Dentists, Rationing--Registration, Franco-British Agreement--Belgium, Firearms--Prohibitions, Agriculture--Workers--Recruitment, Royal Air Force--Pilots--Recruitment, Australian Air Force--Parliamentary volunteers, National War Savings--Australia, War Office--Appointments, Nazi attacks--Merchant ships, Labor--Reserved occupations, Allied navies--Survey, Labor--Re-assignments, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Belgium, Royal Air Force--Ground crews, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Economic warfare--Hugh Dalton, Royal Navy--Losses--Carinthia, and Post Office--Royal Navy parcels--Restrictions
Place Name:
Great Britain, Australia, Germany, Belgium, and France