Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-05
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-05
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), King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950 (Contributor), Canada. Prime Minister (1935-1948 : King) (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Fraser, Peter, 1884-1950 (Contributor), New Zealand. Prime Minister (1940-1949 : Fraser) (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), Geoffrey-Lloyd, Geoffrey William, Baron, 1902-1984 (Contributor), Great Britain. Petroleum Department (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), Number 10 Downing Street (London, England) (Contributor), Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), France. Ambassade (Great Britain) (Contributor), Abrial, Jean-Marie Charles, 1879-1962 (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. Naval Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Greenwood, Arthur, 1880-1954 (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Lebrun, Albert, 1871-1950 (Contributor), France. President (1932-1940 : Lebrun) (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), and Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-5
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 Navy--Canadian Navy--Cooperation, Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940, Kerosene--Restrictions, Royal Air Force--Honors, Great Britain--Government--Appointments, Aircraft production--Lord Beaverbrook, Military units- Visits- secretary of State for War, Royal reception--Admiral Abrial, Royal Air Force--Recruitment, British prisoners of war--Escapes, Northern Ireland--Flour--Transport, British Expeditionary Force--Short--term leave, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Arthur Greenwood, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, and King George VI--Messages--Albert Lebrun
Place Name:
Great Britain, Canada, France, Northern Ireland, and Germany