elligence ▁Division ▁were ▁circul ated ▁within ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁depart ments . ▁The ▁circul ation ▁list ▁from ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁stood ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁copies . ▁The ▁director ▁of ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁maintained ▁that ▁their ▁work ▁" prov ided ▁a ▁rapid ▁and ▁effective ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁machine ▁of ▁Government ". ▁Their ▁work ▁helped ▁to ▁promote ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁mor ale ▁as ▁something ▁which ▁was ▁expressed ▁by ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁att itudes ▁and ▁behaviour . ▁The ▁special ▁reports ▁conducted ▁by ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁to ▁plan ▁and ▁assess ▁public ity ▁campaign s . ▁Over ▁ 6 0 ▁reports ▁were ▁undert aken ▁on ▁campaign s ▁including ▁" C are less ▁T alk ▁Cost s ▁L ives " ▁and ▁P aper ▁Salv age . ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁reports ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁source ▁by ▁histor ians ▁research ing ▁the ▁" Home ▁Front ". ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁rec urrent ▁political ▁controvers ies . ▁The ▁best ▁known ▁example ▁occurred ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁previously ▁secret ▁W art ime ▁Social ▁Survey ▁was ▁obtained ▁by ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Her ald . ▁The ▁paper ▁began ▁a ▁fier ce ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁" gest ap o ▁techniques ", ▁and ▁co ined ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁" Co oper ' s ▁S no op