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Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was a founder of the [[Bilderberg Group]] and the [[1001 Club]]. | Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was a founder of the [[Bilderberg Group]] and the [[1001 Club]]. | ||
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| + | Prince Bernhard served as president of the [[World Wildlife Fund]] until 1976, when he was forced to resign after it became public that he had solicited more than $1 million in "commissions" from [[Lockheed]] in exchange for Lockheed's receiving contracts to build planes for the Netherlands.<ref>A Princely Scandal, by Raymond Bonner, Sunday Age, 11 April 1993.</ref> | ||
In 1987, Prince Bernhard hired [[KAS Enterprises]] to undertake [[Operation Lock]]. Ostensibly aimed at ivory smuggling in Southern Africa, there were accusations that the operation was a front for South African attempts to destabilize neighbouring states.<ref>The SAS: Savage Wars of Peace, 1947 to the Present, by Anthony Kemp, John Murray (publishers) Ltd, 1994, pp202-205.</ref> | In 1987, Prince Bernhard hired [[KAS Enterprises]] to undertake [[Operation Lock]]. Ostensibly aimed at ivory smuggling in Southern Africa, there were accusations that the operation was a front for South African attempts to destabilize neighbouring states.<ref>The SAS: Savage Wars of Peace, 1947 to the Present, by Anthony Kemp, John Murray (publishers) Ltd, 1994, pp202-205.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:05, 6 May 2008
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was a founder of the Bilderberg Group and the 1001 Club.
Prince Bernhard served as president of the World Wildlife Fund until 1976, when he was forced to resign after it became public that he had solicited more than $1 million in "commissions" from Lockheed in exchange for Lockheed's receiving contracts to build planes for the Netherlands.[1]
In 1987, Prince Bernhard hired KAS Enterprises to undertake Operation Lock. Ostensibly aimed at ivory smuggling in Southern Africa, there were accusations that the operation was a front for South African attempts to destabilize neighbouring states.[2]
