dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɪntˌɛɹəɡˈeɪʃən baɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns dʒˈiː tˈuː hiː wʌz tˈoʊld ɐbˌaʊt ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈeɪdʒənts wˈɪlhɛlm pɹˈiːts ænd wˈɔltɚ sˈaɪmən hˌuː hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn kˈɔːt; ɪt wʌzɐ sˈaɪn ʌv hɪz ʌnpɹɪpˈɛɹdnəs ðæt hiː wʌz ɛntˈaɪɚli ˌʌnəwˈɛɹ ʌv ðiːz mˈɛn.
During his interrogation by Irish Military Intelligence (G2) he was told about the German agents Wilhelm Preetz and Walter Simon who had also been caught; it was a sign of his unpreparedness that he was entirely unaware of these men.