In a note it states “I attach a copy of the list of stores which arrived at Arisaig by lorry for the Claymore party. The driver had no list with him, but I suppose that the stores were in order, although some of them are rather strange”. “The belts, waist, are not really for use with the braces, supporting, or so I am informed by my infantry man”

It should have occurred to him that some of the stores were of a specialist nature, it would have not surprised me to learn that dead rats were among them.  But father said we had a list of stores to send and thank god we got it right.

Part of the training that the none Norwegian-speaking men got was a series of questions, “We are here too help you”. “We have some gifts for you”. “Where are the Quislings, we want them”.  I can only wonder if they were useful. 

The party boarded two ships, Princes Beatrix and Queen Emma at Gourock Pier and set sail for Lafoten. 

Leader Martin Linge, Lieutenant Netland, and two other officers plus forty-eight Norwegian commandos that were graduates from Brickendonbury  were coordinated by the Scandinavian section of SOE, led the raid.  Plus eight others whose task was to look for items that were not in the original briefing. and to destroy if necessary.

There was one other man that was not with the raiding party in the Documents in the PRO mentioned 'Memo' dated 10^th February 1941 Room 98 Whitehall.  It states, “One extra man will be travelling direct from London and will meet Linge at Glasgow” this was an intelligence man  who's orders were to look for "Enigma"

There seems to have been some suggestion that the operation may have been in jeopardy.  In a memorandum "Operation Claymore" dated 22nd February 1941 noted 'Most secret and immediate' starts,  "Dear Hugh  (Hugh Dalton) I can assure you that there has never been any question of either cancelling or of postponing it for more than a few days"

It appears that there was a question if the necessary ships would be available in time.  But the only thing that was likely to hold it up was the weather. Target date 4th March 1941.

They landed on the main isle, captured the entire German garrison and a party headed to the main German Headquarters.

All the Oil storage tanks were then mined, charges set, and most of the population evacuated. Then the floating explosives were sent into the Svolvaer and Reine harbours.