The historian Hans Christiansen Bjerg claims in his book Ligaen that SOE was behind the assassination, but without sufficient documentation, whereas the journalist Erik Nørgaard in his book seems to think that the initiative came from the Danes, with the British taking on the responsibility in aftertime.
Historikeren Hans Christiansen Bjerg hævder i sin bog Ligaen, at SOE stod bag drabet, men uden at dokumentere det, mens journalisten Erik Nørgaard i sin bog synes at mene, at initiativet kom fra danskerne selv, men at briterne senere påtog sig ansvaret.