Why did Britain leave Spitsbergen after the succesfull comandoraid?

Why did Britain leave Spitsbergen after the succesfull comandoraid?

Iā€™m wondering why they raided to begin with. I agree in theory that it could have been used as you suggested but would also have spread limited British forces even thinner for possible nominal gains at best with no assurance of success with the aforementioned gains in protection or morale.

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