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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [87r] (178/498)
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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165
Route V.—Section A.— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1
C. 1
C. 1
C. 1
B. 1
3^ 84 RUDAK—tea house on roadside, main
village in a palm grove 4 mile left on the
river bank.
Start of ascent of KAMARIJ pass (1,20CK
in 3f miles).
£ 84| A slight break of 100 x in the ascent.
85f 1st summit and very steep drop of 200 11
to a stream.
The first portion of the ascent is the often
called RUDAK pass and the 2nd portion
the KAMARIJ pass, 2nd and very steep
ascent ‘with ten extremely bad hairpin
bends of radius IS', gradient of 1 : 4 at
the bends and outcrops of rock project
ing 6 " to 8 ''.
| 86 -| Summit of KAMARIJ pass—very steep,
* narrow, rough and tortuous descent of ^
mile to the KAMARIJ plain measuring
about 3 x 3 miles completely surrounded
by hills.
\ 87 KAMARIJ—big sarai, fort, two reservoirs,
gendarmerie post and a few huts—the
main village lies £ mile to the right.
(i) Camping ground. —Unlimited space on
the right of the road—flat plain with
stony surface—entrances and exits
easy—M. T. can park on site—cover
from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —From the reservoirs and wells
near the sarai or a well at the summit
of the pass—reported to be sufficient
for a brigade in winter but very scarce
in summer.
(iii) Fuel. —A good deal of brushwood on
the hills.
(iv) Fodder. —Good grazing in spring—very
scarce at other times.
(v) Supplies. —Barley and meat for a
brigade.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —Nil.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies. —Impractical.
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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