Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-11
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-11
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. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Nicolson, Harold, 1886-1968 (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), New Zealand (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Netherlands. Legation (Great Britain) (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Boothby, Robert John Graham, Baron, 1900-1986 (Contributor), South Africa (Contributor), Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950 (Contributor), Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl, 1883-1950 (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Anglo-Italian Clearing Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, Earl of, 1883-1964 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), and South Africa. Prime Minister (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-11
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
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Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Bolivia, and Norway