William Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879-1964) was the British Minister of Supply during World War II and during the war with the Race.

Beaverbrook headed the Anglo-American mission to the Moscow on sending aid to the Soviet Union after Germany declared war on it. It was here that he first met Vyacheslav Molotov.

Their paths crossed again when Beaverbrook and Molotov participated in an Anglo-American-Soviet summit in New York City to discuss their alliance's continuing efforts against the Race. Beaverbrook expressed concerns about Germany's use of an unknown type of gas weapon against the Lizards. He also reminded those present that the Colonization Fleet was coming, and simply forcing detente might not be the easiest course of action.