Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-05
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-05
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 Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), and Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-8-5
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, Anglo-Polish Military Agreement, Board of Trade--Trade registers, British Empire--Labor issues--G.H. Hall, Nazi air attacks--Great Britain--Midlands, Prisoners of War--British--Registers, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Prisoners of War--German--Registers, Prisoners of War--Italian--Registers, Royal Air Force--Air combat, British Army--Belgium--Operations, Norwegian Royal family--Prince Bernhard, Royal Air Force- Air attacks- Germany, Aircraft production--Contributions, Royal Air Force--Hudson aircraft, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Trawler Marsona, Homing pigeons--Restrictions, National registration--Identity cards, Food rationing--Cooking fats, and Agriculture--Corn stacks
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Poland, Belgium, Norway, and Germany