IN THE MIDST OF LAST WAR SOME COPPER BOXES HAVE BEEN HIDDEN IN A SMALL MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND. THEY CONTAIN HEBRAIC ARTIFACTS OF GREAT VALUE FOUND BY GENERAL ROMMEL. AFTER THE WAR THE DIFFICULT HUNT FOR THIS TREASURE BEGINS. AMONG THE SEARCHERS A STRONG COMPETITION DEVELOPES. NO HOLD BARRED. THE PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF A RESEARCH CENTRE, COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THIS STORY, IS INVITED TO THE ISLAND, WHERE, PUSHED BY MERE CURIOSITY, SOLVES THE MYSTERY, EVEN WITH THE HELP OF SOME LUCKY STRIKES.