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enthused Donner with the idea of visiting Viktor Schauberger the Criminal Investigation Department of the Austrian Police. himself, because his theories, if valid, were worthy of closer Though this produced assurances that neither Viktor nor Walter examination. Moreover, to maintain American supremacy asa were under surveillance, Viktor was still not happy. Well- world power, it was important that an invention of such promise acquainted with US intelligence agencies as a former US property should be developed in the United States rather than in any other administrator, Gerchsheimer then contacted the FBI's offices in country. Agreeing to this, Donner then told Gerchsheimer to Germany, thus demonstrating an intimate familiarity with intelli- make arrangements for immediate travel to Austria. In addition, gence agencies. Gerchsheimer himself admits that, in hindsight, however, and much to Gerchsheimer's annoyance, Donner also _ this well-intentioned action probably did more to confirm the insisted that he be accompanied by his financial adviser, Norman Schaubergers' suspicions than to allay them. Dodd, who was to be in overall charge of the expedition. A man All this took place at a time when Viktor was involved in a legal in his early sixties, Norman Dodd moved in financial and invest- wrangle at the Salzburg District Court to recover a number of ment circles in New York and was Donner's trusted financial con- machines that he had commissioned Sebastian Thurner, a sultant, a position he had held for the preceding ten years orso and mechanical engineering professor at the Salzburg Polytechnic which had resulted in a firm friendship between the two men. School, to build for him. Dodd was also the author of an investigative study carried out on These devices were a further development of the Home Power behalf of Congress into the financial structures, administrative | Generator, which apparently had ruptured when first switched on. procedures, taxation, etc., both legal and fraudulent, of various Due to obstructions or constrictions in the spiral core-pipes, strong American foundations and like organisations. According to pressures had been created within them instead of the anticipated Gerchsheimer, this study, though completed and backed by _ suction, resulting in an explosion. Three redesigned models were Congress, was never published because too many people in high supposedly built incorporating a pressure-relief valve, one of places would have been implicated. which Viktor had obtained, the other two being withheld against Donner's decision having been made, Gerchsheimer then con- _ payment of Thurner's costs. tacted his business acquaintance, Harald W. Totten, the proprietor As discussions with the Schaubergers progressed, it became apparent to Gerchsheimer and Dodd that they were not the only parties interested in the development of Viktor's theories on implosion. A number of other organ- isations including certain Swiss interests were also in the process of negotiating for Viktor's devices. Wishing to put paid to any competition, Gerchsheimer regaled Viktor with assurances as to how much easier it would be to obtain large sums of research money in the United States than in Europe, where so much still had to be directed towards reconstruction. Taking Gerchsheimer's lead, Dodd then urged Viktor to come over to America to complete his life's work, pointing out that historically America had often shown that it was prepared to undertake ventures consid- ered Utopian in Europe. Moreover, Viktor's and Walter's work had the potential to solve a problem whose solu- tion, despite much research, had long remained unsolved—namely, the gener- ation of virtually free energy. of the Washington Iron Works, Inc. in Sherman, Texas (some reports claim that Gerchsheimer actually worked for Totten), He suggested that Totten's foundry, pipe-making and precision-engi- neering works would be the ideal venue for developing and replicating Viktor's devices. Totten's interest was immediate- ly aroused, and he agreed to make his premises available. All this having been arranged, Gerchsheimer and Dodd informed Viktor of their impending visit. Flying to Frankfurt in mid-April 1958, they proceeded from there by chauffeur- driven car to Linz, on the Danube, where Viktor lived. After the initial introductions were over (at which Walter Schauberger was also present), Gerchsheimer began to explain the purpose of their visit. Speaking in fluent German with a Bavarian accent, Gerchsheimer told Viktor—or the "Old Man" as he came to be called—that they had come as repre- sentatives of Robert Donner, an American financier interested in the rapid Financing such research and develop- development and practical implementa- . ment would present few problems in the tion of Viktor's theories on implosion, for United States, however, for once a small which almost unlimited funds could operational prototype had been success- eventually be made available. fully built, then a research foundation would be set up into which Gerchsheimer relates that, at the time, both Schaubergers _ millions of tax-free dollars could be invested. Gerchsheimer then seemed to be in a state of high anxiety about espionage and sur- _ revealed that there was an engineering facility in Texas well able, veillance, even to the point of expressing concern over the identity ready and willing to develop and build Viktor's machines. and presence of the German chauffeur and guide who had been His interest awakened, Viktor asked for time to consider their left outside. Mindful of his nine-month surveillance by American proposal. After Viktor and Walter had discussed the offer intelligence in 1945-46—a period when Walter Schauberger had between themselves, and with Viktor's still reluctant agreement also been interrogated—Viktor was certain that they were once _ because he did not really want to leave Austria, Viktor then gave more being watched and expressed his deep-seated unease to _ his provisional assent. Gerchsheimer. At this, Gerchsheimer laughed but at the same Under psychological pressure from the rumoured competitors, time offered to find out. In front of the Schaubergers he rang up _ and fearing a successful outcome to their already advanced negoti- 36 © NEXUS JUNE-JULY 1996 Inside view of the Home Power Generator.