France / Monaco / Sark

Nov. 24, 1968 - Yesterday afternoon, during a Cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace, government leaders decided to keep the ''actual parity of the franc''. Francois Xavier Ortoli, Minister of the Economy and Finances is pictured leaving the Elysee Palace with Jacques Chirac, the Secretary of State, close behind him. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)