Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-10
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-10
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 Labour and National Service. Press Office (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Wood, Kingsley, 1881-1943 (Contributor), Great Britain. Army Council (Contributor), Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872-1957 (Contributor), Nygaardsvold, Johan, 1879-1952 (Contributor), Norway. Statsministeren (Contributor), Ruge, Otto, 1882-1961 (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Norway. Legation (Great Britain) (Contributor), Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Young, Hubert, 1885-1950 (Contributor), Cipriani, Arthur Andrew, 1875-1945 (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Shipping (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Number 10 Downing Street (London, England) (Contributor), Cooper, Duff, Viscount Norwich, 1890-1954 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Dalton, Hugh Dalton, Baron, 1887-1962 (Contributor), Lloyd of Dolobran, George, Baron, 1879-1941 (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Trinidad. Governor (Contributor), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago). Mayor (Contributor), and Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-10
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, Labor--Unemployment Statistics, Norwegian Government--Relocation, Colonies--Defense Forces, French forces--Message--Winston Churchill, Allied troops--Withdrawal--Norway, National Savings Week, British Army--Casualties--Registers, Norwegian people--Message--Otto Ruge, Jamaica--War contributions, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Trinidad--War contributions, Gold Coast--War contributions, Bermuda--War contributions, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Navy--Losses--S.S. Orama and S.S. Old Pioneer, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M.S. Acasta and H.M.S. Ardent, World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Entry into war, Control of War Production--Controlled undertakings, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--A. Duff Cooper, National Savings--Sir Kingsley Wood, and Economic warfare--Italy
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Norway, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Italy