Division of Information of the National Emergency Council

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The Division of Information of the National Emergency Council was a U.S. federal wartime information agency that coordinated and disseminated government news and public information before being succeeded by the Office of Government Reports.


Statements (21)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
wartime information agency
country United States
field government communications
public information
followedBy Office of Government Reports
function centralization of federal information activities
coordination of information among federal agencies
distribution of official news releases
governmentBranch federal government of the United States
hasRole coordination of government news
dissemination of public information
hasSuccessorAgency Office of Government Reports
jurisdiction United States federal government
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
operatedBy National Emergency Council
parentOrganization National Emergency Council
partOf executive branch of the United States government
reasonForReplacement creation of Office of Government Reports to assume information functions
replacedBy Office of Government Reports
timePeriod World War II era

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Office of Government Reports
follows
Division of Information of the National Emergency Council ("National Emergency Council")
operatedBy
Division of Information of the National Emergency Council ("National Emergency Council")
parentOrganization
Executive Order 9182 ("Division of Information of the Office for Emergency Management")
transfersFunctionsFrom

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