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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [152v] (309/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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296
Route VIII—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 i 33 If SEHDEH. Village—200 houses—1,300
inhabitants—Amnieh Post. (23 O/A. 3,
old map).
fi) Camr-) Site—East of road—space suf
ficient for a brigade—M. T. park near
camp site.
(ii) Water .—3 kareces supply sufficient for
a brigade (some slightly salt).
(iii) Supplies .—Wheat lOOkharwars— fodder
in limited quantities—meat on hoof
sufficient for a brigade.
(iv) Fuel. —Scarce.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
Section SEHDEH—KAIN (32*2 miles).
This section is divided into 2 stages. The
first is through hilly country offering no
obstacle to troop movements. Water is
fairly plentiful and supplies obtainable
in limited quantities. RUM, a large
village, is passed at mile 11 The second
stage crosses a hill system by a fairly
high pass. The road is well graded and
the elevation is not sufficiently great to
render snow a formidable obstacle in
winter, except in very exceptional cir
cumstances. From the pass the road
descends steadily for 15 miles to KAIN.
f 332| Road leaves plain and enters hilly
country.
2| 335 Ascent 1/7.
3f 338f Steep ascent 1/6 to cutting through hills.
2 338f Road descends through a narrow defile
with many blind corners. Road narrow.
f 339^ KHIRAT. Small sarai. Road narrow and
winding.
i 310f Road crosses SHUR RUD stream. Little
water through the bed of the river
50 yards wide. (No water September
1941).
i 340| Water ambar.
i 340f Road climbs steadily; SHUR RUD
parallel to south-west.
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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