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People of Britain must learn this. If you know… keep it to yourself

1 Jan 1940

People of 106 ###90 Britain must learn this IF YOU KNOW... ... exactly where a bomb fell ... what time it fell ... what the bomb just missed ... how many aeroplanes there were ... what they were trying to hit ... which direction they came from ... which district they were over ... KEEP IT TO YOURSELF and make others do the same No matter how many other people know things too, no matter how true it all may be, before you talk remember this—IF IT'S TRUE the enemy can use it, IF IT'S NOT TREE the enemy is using YOU JOIN BRITAIN'S Silent Column women who have pledged themselves not to talk rumour and gossip and to stop others doing it the great body of sensible men and THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION IN THE INTERESTS OF NATIONAL SAFETY.
aircraft censorship espionage military activity propaganda surveillance initiatives military operations secrecy gossip air raids rumours threat of invasion home defence invasion contingencies publicity campaigns
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/333
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.333
Keywords
Air Raids Aircraft Censorship Espionage Military Operations Propaganda Rumours Secrecy Threat of Invasion
Language
English
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Military Activity Home Defence Censorship Surveillance Invasion Contingencies Publicity Campaigns Initiatives Rumours Gossip

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