Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-16
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-16
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. Foreign Office. News Department (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. War Office (contributor), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (contributor), Duncan, Andrew, Sir, 1884-1952 (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (contributor), British Red Cross Society (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (contributor), and Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-5-16
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, Nazi attacks--Civilians, Netherlands--Military commander--Zeeland--Adm. van der Stad, British Expeditionary Force--Air Component--Nazi airplanes, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Low Countries, Internment--Germans and Austrians, Northern Ireland--Belfast Chamber of Commerce--Exports, Admiralty--Farewell message--Winston Churchill, Nazi propaganda, Home Forces--Local volunteers--Rifle donations, Labor and National Service--Conscription, Salmon--Canned products--Prices, Royal Air Force--Pilot escape--Netherlands, War Office--Military appointments, Winston Churchill--Congratulations--Dominions, British Army--Dress Regulations--Headdress, Royal Air Force--Honors, Hospitals--Stretcher bearers--Recruitment, Refugees--Accommodations, Agriculture--Cultivation, Sugar--Caterers-- Supply, Butter--Caterers--Supply, Potato--Prices, Economic warfare--Japan Embassy--Contraband, Civil Defense--Appointments, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps--Age limit, Civil Defense--Nazi parachutists, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Netherlands--Zeeland--Prince Bernard, and Labor and National Service--Reserved occupations--Schedule
Place Name:
Great Britain, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, and Germany
Geographic Code:
GBR, NLD, BEL, FRA, AUS, CAN, ZAF, NZL, JPN, DEU, and LUX