Throughout 1938, the Brit ish government's pol icy was one of del iberately excluding the Soviet U n i o n f rom international affairs. This reflected pr imar i ly an unwil l ingness of certain ministers to put aside their anti-Soviet prejudices. Further evidence to support this contention can be found i n a detailed examination of the attitudes of those collectively referred to elsewhere as the anti-appeasers. 1 The 'anti-appeasers' were associated w i t h various poli t ical factions and groups: for example, the ' O l d G u a r d ' , w h i c h inc luded W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l and four or five of his loyal supporters i n c l u d i n g Robert Boothby, and the 'G lamour Boys' , headed by A n t h o n y Eden. This group totalled approximately 30 members b y the time of M u n i c h , i n c l u d i n g H a r o l d M a c m i l l a n , L e o p o l d A m e r y , H a r o l d N i c o l s o n and General Spears. 2 The membership of each group was f l u i d and, i n some cases, indiv iduals appear to have been considered a member of both. 3 Indeed, though two distinct groups existed, members f rom each maintained regular contact and on several occasions collaborated w i t h regard to protesting against government foreign pol icy , especially concerning the Soviet U n i o n . In this sense, they were a cohesive b o d y of politicians.