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Films. This file contains documents relating to the planning of film distribution...
Catalogue reference: INF 1/933
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This record is about the Films. This file contains documents relating to the planning of film distribution... dating from 1943-1944 in the series Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- INF 1/933
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Films. This file contains documents relating to the planning of film distribution in the liberated territories. It includes: notes on film requirements for Holland, Belgium and Northern France; propaganda plans for South East Europe and Austria; a plan for the organisation of the Films Division's European Section; reports from the Political Warefare Executive (PWE), Ministry of Information (MOI) and the BBC Joint Reoccupation Committee; and correspondence regarding the role of the British Council. The file also contains papers on: immediate post-invasion propaganda in Europe; The main psychological factors in liberated Europe which those in charge of film preparations will have to bear in mind in planning films (March 1943); and the production of films for liberated and enemy territories in Europe. It also includes letters relating to film distribution in liberated Europe concerning films in France and collaboration between the Ministry of Information and the Political Warfare Executive.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This catalogue description was enhanced in 2018 as a result of a project led by Professor Simon Eliot (University of London) and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project was entitled 'Make Do and Mend: A Publishing History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-1946'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- File No. X 260/3/6
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4301024/
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Ministry of Information: Files of Correspondence
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