RA ▁volunte er ▁called ▁Li am ▁Gay nor . ▁Gay nor ▁created ▁the ▁plan ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁som etime ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁via ▁cou rier . ▁Hay es ▁had ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁reasons ▁for ▁doing ▁this ; ▁he ▁wanted ▁German ▁assistance ▁for ▁I RA ▁operations ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁the ▁I RA ▁link ▁with ▁German ▁Int elligence ▁( Ab wehr ) ▁to ▁secure ▁arms ▁and ▁money . ▁The ▁cou rier ▁for ▁transport ing ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁Germany ▁was ▁a ▁Dublin ▁business man ▁Stephen ▁Car roll ▁H eld ▁whose ▁step - father ▁Michael ▁H eld ▁had ▁German - Sw iss ▁her itage . ▁H eld ▁left ▁for ▁Germany ▁and ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁His ▁first ▁call ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Ab wehr ▁contact ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁Oscar ▁Pf aus . ▁Pf aus ▁then ▁took ▁H eld ▁to ▁Berlin ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Ab wehr ▁Section - L ead er ▁Kurt ▁Hall er . ▁H eld ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁previous ▁agreed ▁means ▁of ▁identification ▁that ▁would ▁prove ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁em iss ary ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁I RA . ▁During ▁this ▁first ▁meeting , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁Hermann ▁G ör tz , ▁an ▁Ab wehr ▁agent ▁who ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁Ireland , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁him ▁later . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁nerv ous