Juan Carlos I of Spain from state dinners to military parades, it was in Juan Carlos's company. Juan Carlos continued to praise Franco and his government for the economic growth and positive changes in Spain. However, as the years progressed, Juan Carlos began meeting secretly with political opposition leaders and exiles, who were fighting to bring liberal reform to the country. He also had secret conversations with his father over the telephone. Franco, for his part, remained largely oblivious to the prince's actions and denied allegations from his ministers and advisors that Juan Carlos was in any way disloyal to his vision of the regime.
Elephant hunting in Kenya of an Elephant Hunter" (1923), for more information. Some of the madness of the desire to shoot an elephant (albeit not in Kenya) is shown in "White Hunter Black Heart", a fictionalised version of what happened during the filming of the Hollywood classic "African Queen". In 1963, the first year of independence, the Kenyan government issued 393 permits (hunting licenses) for elephants. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Kenyan poacher received approximately Shs. 3-4/lb ($.79–1.05/kg); by the 1970s, it was Shs. 100/kg ($12.74/kg), increasing the black market value for the primary producer from about one-fifth to one-third of the real