Based on Financial Times Reports,
The French capitalist class is frightenod of the inflationary pressures which have been tuilding up in the last yoar or so gotting out of control, De Gaulle has responded by personally supervising economic policy for tha first time. The first test of his determination will be the coal miners’ strike which is <li developing into a severe head-on clash between the Government and unions. The Communist C.G.T. has called a two-day strike, tut the Catholic and Socialist wmions have called their men out oh strike indefinitely. The minors are demanding an 11 % pay rise to bring their wages up to the level of those in private industry. The French coal board has had the matter faken out of its hands and the Government has retaliated with a requisition order. Workers in coke plants havo been told to work right through the strike while all miners have beon ordered to return +0 work on March 4th. The miners have announced that they will defy the order.