Included in the numerous articles posted from various sources, we have seen mention of the Joint War Committee having amended the areas of high risk to merchant shipping vessels and operations. The Joint War Committee (JWC) is a non-governmental committee comprised of underwriting representatives from Lloyd's and IUA (International Underwriting Association of London) company markets, representing the interests of writers of marine hull war business in the London market.

Joint World Organisation (JWO)

The Joint World Organisation (JWO) was initially a combined operation between the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England. A brief history of this organization begins in 1909, when members of the British Red Cross and the Order of St John were organized into Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) ostensibly to provide supplementary aid for the Territorial Medical Services. In May, 1908 the War Office gave instructions for establishing and mobilizing general hospitals in Circular Memorandum No. 31, which in explanation contains the following paragraph:

The medical corps of the Territorial Force will train in peace and nucleus of men, consisting mainly of those to whom duties of a highly specialized nature would be entrusted. Local branches of the Red Cross Society could render very valuable assistance if they would undertake the task of providing the balance of establishment of the hospital, mainly consisting of men to whom those duties which do not demand a very special training could be allotted. The local knowledge possessed by the representatives of the Society would be of the greatest value as enabling them to draw up lists of individuals who would be prepared in case of national emergency to aid their country's cause in the hospitals, though precluded by unavoidable circumstances from undertaking serious responsibilities in times of peace.