At the end of the war they had developed a truly remarkable catalyst. The catalyst lasted...

Paul Obermann, Chief Engineer Berlin Power & Light Co.: At the end of the war they had developed a truly remarkable catalyst. The catalyst lasted for over one million tons of coal. Barney Caine: Then the formula for that catalyst would still be considered secret? Paul Obermann, Chief Engineer Berlin Power & Light Co.: Without question. Whoever possessed the formula would need only coal and a basic chemical technology to be self-sufficient in energy. Barney Caine: Then it would follow that certain interests wouldn't exactly be thrilled with the introduction of mass-produced synthetic fuel made from coal. Paul Obermann, Chief Engineer Berlin Power & Light Co.: Obviously not. They would no longer enjoy huge profits from the scarcity of natural crude. The entire power structure in the world would shift from the Arabs and OPEC back to the United States. After all, Mr. Caine, America has the largest deposits of coal on this planet. The forces involved are colossal.

At the end of the war, they had developed a truly remarkable catalyst. The catalyst lasted for over one million tons of coal. Then the formula for that catalyst would still be considered secret. Without question. Whoever possessed the formula would need only coal... ...and a basic chemical technology to be self-sufficient in energy. Then it would follow that certain interests wouldn't exactly be thrilled... ...with the introduction of mass-produced synthetic fuel made from coal. Obviously not. They would no longer enjoy huge profits from the scarcity of natural crude. The entire power structure in the world would shift from the Arabs and OPEC... ...back to the United States. After all, Mr. Caine... ...America has the largest deposits of coal on this planet. Forces involved are colossal. I warned Tom, as I warn you: Leave Genesis to the past, ja. - Who ran the Genesis project? - Hermann G�ring. No, I don't mean a political head. - Who was the chief scientist? - Dr. Abraham Esau. - Is he still alive? - I have no idea. Please, I must go now. Alone. Well, you've been extremely helpful, Mr. Obermann. I really appreciate it. I hope you succeed in your quest, Mr. Caine. Yeah. I'm sorry, I don't speak German. Yes, that's right. Good night.