The Kaiser and the Russo-French proposal for war against England in 1900

A scanned copy of the Kaiser's My Memoirs: 1878-1918, Cassell and
Company (1922) is available at:

http://books.google.com/books?id=ywZoAAAAMAAJ&dq=kaiser+%22My+Memoirs

and contains the following truly startling revelations about various
schemes that were being concocted by the other powers.

On pages 79-84, the Kaiser discusses how the Kruger telegram was
composed by Marshall and the controversy that it created. The Kaiser
also makes the following startling revelation.

"In February, 1900, [...] I received news by telegraph [...] that
Russia and France had proposed to Germany to make a joint attack on
England, now that she was involved elsewhere [in the Boer War], and to
cripple her sea traffic. I objected and ordered that the proposal
should be declined. "Since I assumed that Paris and St. Petersburg
would present the matter at London in such a way as to make it appear
that Berlin had made this proposal to both of them, I immediately
telegraphed from Heligoland to Queen Victoria and to the Prince of
Wales (Edward) the facts of the Russo-French proposal, and its refusal
by me. The Queen answered expressing her hearty thanks, the Prince of
Wales with an expression of astonishment."

Have any of the telegrams about the Russo-French proposal been found
in the various archives?

I apologize for not being able to write in German. I have not been
able to obtain any information from various English-language
newsgroups, and I hope that some member of this NG may provide some
information.
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