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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [60v] (125/498)
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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112
Route IV—Section B— ccntd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
native crossing place immediately above
bridge site if river not in flood.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
2h
3
2±
2
2
18
21
23|
25h
27h
Small single arch concrete and stone bridge
over a tributary of BALA RUD.
Winding ascent from bridge to plateau of
f mile, easy gradient.
BALA RUD river in a deep gorge to right-
sides 100' high.
Point to within 15 miles oi
KHURRAMABAD there are gendar
merie towers for road protection ever\
2 or 3 miles. These towers are circular
built of mud, 15 feet in height, and are
of two storeys, the upper being an open
platform. Those that are occupied
contain from 3 to 4 men each. In 1934
when the Lurs were quiet, on an average
tower in 4 was found to be occupied.
To avoid repetition, mention will only
be made of the larger posts containing
f platoon or more.
Summit of low pass whence the road des
cends very sharply in a series of hairpins
for f of a mile to a ford—6" deep 10'
broad (not liable to spates) and ascends
sharply to the plateau again.
Winding and steep descent to a deep
ravine with almost perpendicular sides—
single arch stone bridge 15' long over
side of nullah and winding ascent.
PUL-1-VAR DUKHTAR.—Winding and
steep descent to a deep ravine. A stone
bridge destroyed by spates in 1934 but
fording was possible by a tempor; ry Irish
bridge. (Now effectively repaired).
QALEH HUSSAINIYEH.—Gendarmerie
post right—in a Sarai—of 12 men.
(i) Camping ground—¥or two battalions
on right of road north of post—stony
surface—entrance from road after
levelling ditch 1 deep—cover from air,
parking space on road side for
5 mile in each direction without
impeding traffic.
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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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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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