TheAustrian Democratic Union (German:Österreichische Demokratische Union) was a grouping formed byAustrian exiles in Britain in August 1941 during theSecond World War. It was based at theAustrian Office or Austrian Centre and consisted of Social Democrats and Liberals - alongside the mainlyAustrian monarchists of theAustrian League (signatories of theAustrian Society declaration) who made up the dominant group in the 30,000 strong exile community in wartime Britain. By 1944, the ADU had attracted around 300 members, primarily intellectuals, bankers, businessmen and lawyers.[1] The British government unofficially favoured the monarchists.