Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-04-11
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-04-11
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. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. India Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Amery, L. S. (Leopold Stennett), 1873-1955 (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), and France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-4-11
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, Import licenses, Medical supplies, Import of Goods (Prohibition) (No.13) Order, 1940, Nonferrous metals, Import of Goods (Prohibition) (No.14) Order, 1940, Aerial operation, British, Personal narratives, Salvage campaign, Refuse and refuse disposal, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Import of Goods (Prohibition) (No.15) Order, 1940, Sulphur, Pyrites, Lime, Admiralty speech in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), Naval operations--British, Naval battles, Aurora (Ship), Zulu (Ship), Renown (Ship), Scharnhorst (Ship), Flotilla (Ship), Ravensfeld (Ship), Air warfare, French Minister of Agriculture, Casualties, Registers of dead, Medals, badges, decorations, etc., Trading with the enemy, Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, War commentary, War finance, French Official Communique, and Foreign news
Place Name:
Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Iceland, India, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Egypt, Lebanon, Panama, Cuba, Brazil, Chile, United States, Finland, Holland, and Switzerland