French Coal Strike (1948)

Unused, unissued material dates and locations unclear or unknown. French coal miners clash with police at St. Etienne. St. Etienne, France. MS. Police on guard outside mine in St. Etienne three shots. MS. Police jamming door with iron bar. CU. Soldier laying barbed wire. MS. Troops walking through pit area. MS. Troops walking behind barbed wire entanglement. MS. Troops taking up guard positions two shots. MS. Soldier laying barbed wire across road. MS. Group of strikers outside entrance to pit. MS. Soldiers guarding pit gates. MS. Soldier on guard behind wire entanglements. MS. CU. Helmets and guns leaning against pile of pit props. MS. Police guarding railway lines. MS. Police on guard on roof three shots. MS. Soldiers preparing food in an emergency field kitchen, CU. MS. Soldier on guard. MS. Soldiers on guard on elevated foot bridge. MS. Strikers throwing stones at the guards. MS. Guards charge at strikers. Various shots of guards and strikers throwing stones and chasing down hillsid