▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁German ▁land ings ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁of ▁England . ▁Student ▁suggested ▁a ▁plan ▁where by ▁d umm ies ▁dressed ▁as ▁par atro op ers ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁dropped ▁to ▁conf use ▁the ▁enemy . ▁According ▁to ▁Student : ▁ ▁"... an ▁even ▁longer ▁discussion ▁followed ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State . ▁Hitler ▁stated : ▁' É ire ' s ▁neutral ity ▁must ▁be ▁respect ed . ▁A ▁neutral ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁is ▁of ▁greater ▁value ▁to ▁us ▁than ▁a ▁host ile ▁Ireland . ▁We ▁must ▁be ▁glad ▁that ▁Ireland ▁has ▁remained ▁neutral ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁But ▁we ▁could ▁not ▁avoid ▁tres pass ing ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁scale , ▁through ▁units ▁losing ▁their ▁way ▁by ▁emer gency ▁land ings ▁at ▁night , ▁by ▁dro pping ▁in ▁the ▁wrong ▁area .' " ▁ ▁Student ▁suggested ▁the ▁best ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁April , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁An ni versary ▁of ▁the ▁E aster ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁R ising . ▁His ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁drop ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁par atro op ers ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁air bor ne ▁troops ▁by ▁night ▁on ▁two ▁areas ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁larger ▁force ▁would ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁triangle ▁between ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁L ough ▁Ne agh ▁and ▁Div is ▁Mountain ▁above ▁B elf ast , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁R AF ▁fields ▁at ▁Ald erg