Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-04-08
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-04-08
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), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (Contributor), Citrine, Walter, 1887-1983 (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, Earl of, 1883-1964 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), and Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-4-8
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, Foreign news, Merchant marine, Shipwrecks--Registers, International law, Maritime law, Neutrality, Contraband of war, Submarine mines, Submarine warfare, Neutral trade with belligerents, Foot-and-mouth disease, Potatoes--Growth, Vegetables--Growth, Iron industry and trade, Unemployment, Aerial operation, British, Air warfare, Evacuation of civilians, Pork, Rationing, Steel industry and trade, Labor unions, Air mail service, Cooking, Nutrition, Flight training, Personal narratives, Military uniforms, Winston Churchill, French Official Communique, Hostels for children, Trade unions in war time, Walter Citrine, and Lord Woolton
Place Name:
Great Britain, United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Tunis (Tunisia), Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Greece, Finland, Italy, Estonia, Yugoslavia, Japan, Latvia, Spain, Lithuania, and Egypt