▁did ▁discuss ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁I RA ▁with ▁Hay es ▁upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁these ▁discuss ions , ▁Russell ▁was ▁still ▁alive , ▁he ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁Berlin ▁the ▁day ▁G ör tz ▁left ▁although ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁together . ▁ ▁The ▁discuss ions ▁G ör tz ▁had ▁with ▁Hay es ▁were ▁entirely ▁un product ive . ▁Hay es ▁and ▁G ör tz ' s ▁had ▁begun ▁their ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May , ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Stephen ▁H eld . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁G ör tz ▁had ▁probably ▁already ▁met ▁with ▁Se am us ▁O ' Don ovan ▁who ▁had ▁brief ed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁I RA . ▁At ▁this ▁meeting ▁Hay es ▁listed ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁I RA , ▁which ▁G ör tz ▁reported ▁as ▁" 5 0 0 0 ▁sw orn ▁in ▁members , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁[ are ▁in ] ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁Hay es ▁counts ▁on ▁a ▁further ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁and ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Southern ▁Irish ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁armed ▁revol t ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ". ▁However , ▁G ör tz ▁expressed ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁Hay es : ▁ ▁" I ▁do ▁not ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁disappoint ment ▁which ▁I ▁felt ▁when ▁I ▁met ▁Stephen ▁Hay es , ▁although ▁I ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁war ned . ▁I