The catalyst for what came to be known as “Barricades Week” was an interview published in the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung with the parachute general Jacques Massu, in which he said that part of the army regretted having called de Gaulle back to power, did not understand his policy, and was disappointed that he had become “a man of the left.” Massu, a convinced Gaullist, should have known better than to say such home truths publicly, whatever his own frustrations.
催生著名“路障周”的是在德国报纸《南德意志报》上发表的对伞兵部队将领雅克·马苏的访问，马苏在访问中说军队中的部分人士后悔要求戴高乐重新上台，无法理解他的政策，并为他成为“左翼人士”而感到失望。 马苏作为一名坚定的戴高乐主义者，本应该知道无论他感到多么沮丧，都不该当众毫不掩饰地讲出这样的大实话。 他此后立即被调往法国乡村的一个指挥所。 在爱丽舍宫与戴高乐情绪激动的会晤后，马苏致电给自己敦促发动政变的总参谋长安托尼·阿古德上校。