Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-29
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-29
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), Canadian Military Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), United States. Army. European Theater of Operations (Contributor), Allied Forces. Advance Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Section (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Directorate of Salvage and Recovery (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Clark, Norman, 1910-2004 (Contributor), Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford, 1908-1987 (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), and Gingell, Basil (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-02-29
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, Canadian Army--Carleton and York Regiment, Royal Navy--Military honors--Lt. George Dick Kendall Richards, Allied expeditionary Air Forces--Air attacks--France, Allied Forces--Burma-- Operations, Allied Forces--Italy--Operations, Trade Conference, Palestine- Egypt, Allied Forces--Anglo--American Services Club--Bungay, Directorate of Salvage and Recovery--National Spring Salvage Round--up, British Army--5th Indian Division, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Canadian press--George V. Ferguson, War Office--Military honors, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M.S. Spartan, Royal Navy--Medical Director--General--Sir Sheldon F. Dudley, U.S. Army Air Force--Promotions--Lt.-Col. George R. Bickell, and Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Netherlands
Place Name:
Great Britain, Canada, France, Burma, Italy, Palestine, Egypt, India, and Netherlands