Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-26
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-26
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. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Royal Air Force. Middle East. Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Northern Ireland. Press Office (Contributor), Canadian Military Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), and Great Britain. War Office. Allied Force Command Post (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1943-10-26
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, Royal Air Force "Weather Men", HMS Pytchley, Bombings--Rangoon, Burma, Bombings--Cos, Greece, Bombings--Melos, Bombings--Yugoslavia, Bombings--Italy, Bombings--France, Combat--Italy, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Carrot prices, Candles--maximum prices, Rice (Control and Maximum Prices) Order, 1943, Pulses (Control and Maximum Prices) Order, 1943, Bulbs (Control) (Revocation) Order, 1943, B-24 (Bomber), Vengeance (Dive bomber), Hurricane (Fighter plane), Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane), Vickers Wellington (Bomber), Junkers Ju-88 (Bomber), Messerschmitt Bf 110 (Fighter plane), Spitfire (Fighter plane), and Typhoon (Fighter plane)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Burma, Cos, Melos, Yugoslavia, France, and Italy