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Why did the Coca-Cola company secretly create a completely clear, colorless version of Coke in the 1940s?

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Why did the Coca-Cola company secretly create a completely clear, colorless version of Coke in the 1940s?

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Why did the Coca-Cola company secretly create a completely clear, colorless version of Coke in the 1940s?
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