n . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁agents ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁instruct ors ▁for ▁military ▁training ▁and ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat , ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁persons ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁teams . ▁While ▁one ▁team ▁solved ▁its ▁tasks ▁satisf actor ily , ▁the ▁other ▁team ' s ▁behaviour ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal . ▁After ▁episodes ▁of ▁heavy ▁drink ing , ▁too ▁much ▁talking , ▁and ▁other ▁ha z ard ous ▁behaviour , ▁Mil org ▁demanded ▁the ▁two ▁SO E ▁agents ▁to ▁be ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Bit tern ▁was ▁sever ely ▁critic ized ▁by ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Home ▁Forces ▁in ▁letters ▁and ▁other ▁communic ations ▁to ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁government - in - ex ile ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁government ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁distinct ly ▁un im pressed ▁that ▁SO E , ▁with ▁the ▁t ac it ▁accept ance ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁High ▁Command , ▁had ▁selected ▁a ▁former ▁not orious ▁criminal ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁task . ▁The ▁inc idents ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁long - last ing ▁conflict ▁between ▁Mil org , ▁the ▁government - in - ex ile ▁and ▁SO E , ▁although ▁eventually ▁a ▁more ▁co oper ative ▁climate ▁developed ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : Special ▁Oper ations ▁Executive ▁operations ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁Norway ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁resistance ▁movement <0x0A> </s> ▁Mich elle ▁Jackson - N ob reg a ▁(