Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-22
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-22
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 (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Press Office (Contributor), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), and Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-22
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, Conscription--Registration, France--Armistice--Gen. Charles de Gaulle, Salvage--Urban areas--Implementation, French currency--Exchange, Royal Air Force--Attacks--German ship Scharnhorst, Prisoners of War--German--Registers, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Nazi air attack--Great Britain--East coast, British tank units--Operations, Nazi propaganda, Ordnance factories--Workers, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Netherlands, Air raids--Communications--Restrictions, and Great Britain--Wartime mobilization--Ernest Bevin