▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : D rama ▁films ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁events ▁Category : F rench ▁films ▁Category : F rench ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : F rench - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Med ical - th emed ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Em man uelle ▁Ber cot <0x0A> </s> ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁( MO I ) ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁government ▁social ▁research ▁organisation ▁responsible ▁for ▁monitoring ▁civil ian ▁mor ale ▁in ▁Britain ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Initial ▁planning ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁understood ▁that ▁its ▁success ▁would ▁rest ▁on ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁measure ▁mor ale ▁and ▁had ▁included ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁‘ collect ing ▁division ’ ▁since ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁However ▁these ▁functions ▁remained ▁under - develop ed ▁by ▁pre - war ▁planning ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁means ▁of ▁g aug ing ▁public ▁opinion ▁when ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁began . ▁Tri al ▁surve ys ▁with ▁Mass ▁Observ ation ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Institute ▁of ▁Public ▁Op in ion ▁Gall up ▁( company ) ▁were ▁abandoned ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁fear ▁of ▁political ▁criticism . ▁The ▁‘ collect ing ▁division ’ ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁in ▁effort ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁MO