Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-12
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-12
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. Ministry of Transport (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Netherlands. Legation (Great Britain). Press Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Press Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), South Africa (Contributor), Lloyd of Dolobran, George, Baron, 1879-1941 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), MacDonald, Malcolm, 1901-1981 (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Waverley, John Anderson, Viscount Westdean, 1883?-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Agricultural Wages Board (Contributor), Ullswater, James William Lowther, Viscount, 1855-1949 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Kenya. Governor (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), and Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-12
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, Dutch Mercantile Marine--Conscription, Production--war-time--Herbert Morrison, Internment--South Africa--Germans and Italians, Immigrants--Restrictions, Agriculture--Haymaking, Agriculture--Wages, Oils and Fats--Controls, Railways--Schedules, Royal Air Force--Reconnaissance--Italy, Polish Navy--Losses--Submarine Orzel, Post Office--Service changes, Treasury--Financial regulations, France--Meetings--Lord Lloyd, Royal Air Force--Air combat, Nazi air attacks--Kent, France--Meetings--Winston Churchill, Schoolchildren--Evacuation, Securities Registration Office, Kenya--War contributions, British colonies--Commentary--Lord Lloyd, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, U.S. vessels--S.S. Washington--Itinerary, and Royal Air Force--Military honors
Place Name:
Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, South Africa, Germany, France, Kenya, and United States
Geographic Code:
GBR, ITA, POL, NOR, NLD, ZAF, DEU, FRA, KEN, and USA