France strikes - 1968 | Movietone Moment | 24 May 2024

On this day in 1968, Charles de Gaulle issued an ultimatum to unions and students to the continuous strikes and demonstrations. Here is a British Movietone report showing several protests in Paris.
De Gaulle says "No to fouling the Bed" - But that descriptive phrase sums up the chaotic situation in France, with millions on strike and the whole structure of the economy in danger of collapse.
MS French workers marching along street. GV ditto. MS people marching with banner. CU man with head wound using camera. MCU people marching. GV ditto. GV overturned cars in street. GV ditto. MLS police behind street barricade. MS demonstrators in street. MS demonstrators with banner. MCU ditto. MS demonstrators marching along street. 8 shots ditto. Top shot ditto. GV ditto. MS demonstrator with de Gaulle effigy. Top shot demonstrators in street. GV pan ditto. ® ® STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS ® The damage and wreckage in the street from the riots the night before. Bulldozers clearing the wreckage and barricades. General view of marchers on their way to St. Michel. Members arrive at the Elysees: Mr Fouchet - Home Secretary, Mr Roche - Roctor, Sorbonne and Mr Peyrefitte - Minister of Education. ® ® see story number 93553/2 for cuts
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