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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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France conscripts 80,000 more troops to address economic crisis from Communist-backed strikes involving 2 million workers, totaling 15 divisions mobilized in a week; 66 police commissioners fired amid civil strife threats.
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PARIS, Nov. 29.—(P)—France called an additional 80,000 conscript troops to the colors today to help meet the emergency caused by an epidemic of strikes which slowly are strangling French economic life.
The Cabinet's decision, reached in a session of more than four hours, brought to 15 divisions the total of military forces called up within a week to deal with the threat of civil strife arising from Communist supported strikes involving 2,000,000 men.
The decision followed an announcement that 66 police commissioners, each of them in charge of a district, were fired by the government. There was no official explanation.
The Communist newspaper, L'Humanite, called it a purge.
Premier Robert Schuman's new Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Socialist President Vincent Auriol, announced that the second half of the 1946 class of conscripts was being called into uniform. Half the class of 1947 was called up last week.
The Ministry of War refused to confirm a report that French troops on duty in occupied Germany were being brought back to Paris to reinforce local forces.
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Paris
Event Date
Nov. 29.
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additional 80,000 conscript troops called up, totaling 15 divisions; 66 police commissioners fired.
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France called up 80,000 more conscripts to counter strikes strangling economy; Cabinet decision after four-hour session; strikes Communist-supported, involving 2,000,000 men; second half of 1946 class and half of 1947 class mobilized; L'Humanite called police firings a purge; unconfirmed report of troops from Germany returning.