▁expected ▁someone ▁like ▁Lé on ▁D eg rel le ▁[ le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁R exists ] ▁or ▁like ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁independence ▁movement , ▁or ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁leaders ▁with ▁whom ▁I ▁had ▁become ▁acquaint ed ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁Hay es ▁was ▁an ▁ex - football er . ▁At ▁first ▁he ▁showed ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁good ▁personal ▁qual ities ▁but ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁national ist ▁extrem ists . ▁Later ▁his ▁character ▁d eter ior ated . ▁I ▁think ▁from ▁alco hol ▁and ▁fear ." ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁meeting , ▁G ör tz ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁directed ▁Hay es ▁to ▁ce ase ▁operations ▁in ▁É ire ▁and ▁instead ▁concent rate ▁operations ▁on ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁G ör tz ▁reports ▁that ▁Hay es ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁issue ▁orders ▁to ▁that ▁effect . ▁Hay es ▁is ▁also ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Irish ▁Government ▁had ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁him ▁via ▁a ▁priest , ▁" F ather ▁O ' H ara ", ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁I RA ▁within ▁the ▁Irish ▁Def ence ▁Forces . ▁▁▁ ▁G ör tz ▁reports ▁that ▁Kath le en ▁was ▁discussed : ▁ ▁" We ▁discussed ▁the ▁plan ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁ ′ Plan ▁Kath le en ′ ▁which ▁H eld ▁had ▁brought ▁to ▁Germany . ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁tell ▁Hay es ▁what ▁I ▁really ▁thought ▁about ▁the ▁plan ▁but ▁used ▁the ▁discussion ▁about ▁it ▁only ▁as