▁a ▁pre text ▁to ▁learn ▁something ▁about ▁the ▁real ▁strength ▁and ▁state ▁of ▁read iness ▁of ▁the ▁I RA . ▁I ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁l ively ▁discussion ▁in ▁Germany ▁but ▁that ▁one ▁needed ▁more ▁military ▁intelligence ▁about ▁Ul ster ▁before ▁the ▁plan ▁could ▁be ▁executed . ▁There up on ▁Hay es ▁asked ▁what ▁sort ▁of ▁information ▁was ▁needed .... ▁Hay es ▁then ▁told ▁me ▁that ▁the ▁I RA ▁had ▁no ▁weapons ▁for ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁major ▁action . ▁When ▁I ▁lear nt ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁was ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁weapons , ▁I ▁wonder ed ▁exactly ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁military ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁I RA . ▁I ▁told ▁Hay es ▁flat ly ▁that ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁a ▁cons ignment ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁just ▁as ▁impossible ▁on ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁coast ▁as ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁É ire . ▁The ▁one ▁possibility ▁was ▁delivery ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁se as ▁and ▁that ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁feas ible ▁for ▁small ▁quantities . ▁Hay es ▁jump ed ▁at ▁this ▁idea . ▁I ▁immediately ▁reg rett ed ▁having ▁spoken ▁about ▁this ▁at ▁all ▁because ▁my ▁remark ▁led ▁to ▁wild ▁and ▁fant astic ▁I RA ▁discuss ions ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁island ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁U - bo at ▁re pl en ishment ▁and ▁which ▁impossible ▁b ogs ▁and ▁mountains ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁air fields ." ▁ ▁G ör tz ▁was ▁to ▁say ▁later : ▁ ▁" We ▁always ▁discussed ▁the ▁same ▁things . ▁In ▁Ul ster ▁nothing ▁was ▁achieved ▁on ▁I