English Translation

- 16 - But even if Russia had such a vast area as the central zone, it would not be secure. The Balkan peoples, especially the Serbs, would oppose a Russian rule no less than a German rule. The unrest in the Balkans would be perpetuated. Europe would not find peace. In the Russian endeavours the cause for all the English-Russian tensions during the last loo years is contained, If these goals were realized, then the general balance of power would be brought about over the heap. England would finally be forced - if not gladly - to change its attitude towards Germany. Is deshlab an English-Russian conflict.Inavoidable? This is not the case, although there will certainly be a conflict if the problem is not recognized, if the English press continues to hide it (the American press and the press of neutral states, however, openly and in full detail) and if the leadership of British foreign policy, through its susceptibility and its ingrained habit of freezing Russia, leads to the belief - or actually misleads - that Britain and the Empire are much weaker than they really are, and much more accommodating than they are likely to remain.