English Translation

Sh - 42 - to free economic dependence on Russia, it seems to the English at that time the connection with Poland. Understandably, for the same reason, any weakening of Turkey in Russia's favor had to be avoided, since it also had to threaten Poland's independence from the north and the south by the growing encroachment of Russia, "only if the further development of the Black Sea trade, which was determined only by Russia, every English interference, was unbundled, could the political project possibly succeed."1) By diplomatic pressure, and if it is not caught up, England, in alliance with Prussia, wants to force Russia to give in to the Turkish question by means of military threats. A joint war plan with Prussia against Russia is being drawn up. The English shipyards have been built on a new Baltic Sea fleet since the end of 1979. However, there was little promise of the possible blockade of the Russian Baltic Sea coast with the help of the superior English fleet. Katharina rightly remarked to Grimm, "even if the English did exploit all Russian ships, this would not yet replace their defence costs." The plan proposed by Berlin to retake Crimea with the Turks through a fleet sent to the Black Mcer could not be realized in the flawed development of British shipping in these areas. 2) On the other hand, French emigrants present Katha- The admiral of the Baltic fleet, the prince of Nassau-Siegen, proposes to Katharina an attack on British India via Bukhara and Kashmir. 4) On the part of the English, the hard work of giving the Russians a good note of thought is becoming more and more active. 3) Aleksandrenko 1, pp.65-66 Gerhard S.363, note 268, cf. also p.407. 4) Hertz S.179.