Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-26
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-26
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. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Royal Air Force. Middle East. Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Fuel and Power (Contributor), Allied Forces. Advance Headquarters (Contributor), United States. Army. European Theater of Operations (Contributor), Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Overseas Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Directorate of Salvage and Recovery (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), and Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford, 1908-1987 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-02-26
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--Air attacks--U-boats--Azores, British Army Staff--Auxiliary Territorial Service--Washington, D.C., Royal Navy--Aircraft carriers--Landings, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Ministry of Information--Controller--George Archibald, Allied Forces--Burma--Operations, Allied Air Forces--Air attacks--Greece, Ministry of Fuel and Power--Coal--Supply, Allied Forces--Italy--Operations, U.S. Army Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Royal Australian Air Force--Recruits, Royal Australian Air Force--Air attacks--South--west Pacific, and Ministry of Supply--Ships--Maps and charts
Place Name:
Great Britain, Portugal, United States, France, Germany, Burma, Greece, and Italy