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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [140r] (284/498)
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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Route VIII—Section A— contd.
The bills are rocky and barren, in many places commanding the
road, and would probably have to be piquetted in the event of
opposition. There is an excellent defensive position where the
road debouches on to the plateau.
4. Railway communication—The road runs south of, and
mostly adjacent to, the old NOK KUNDI—DUZDAP
(ZAHIDAN) railway. The track, which still exists, is now being
re-laid, and is expected to be completed early in 1942.
5. Climate. —Hot in summer, cold in winter. There is
not much rainfall, but when it does occur the sandy portions of
the road become boggy and may delay traffic considerably.
6. Supply facilities .—
(a) Camping, grounds.—Good at MIRJAWA and
ZAHIDAN. Others exist or could be made, but
water would have to be transported.
(b) Water—Good at MIRJAWA and ZAHIDAN;
limited and brackish elsewhere.
(c) Supplies. —Extremely limited ; would have to be
carried or dumped.
(d) Petrol. —At ZAHIDAN only. Storage for 40,000 tins ;
present stocks (November 1941) about 12,000 tins.
DETAILED REPORT.
Classification. —B. 1.
Mile*
Inter. Total.
0 0
14 14
4 18
NOK KUNDI (30 L/D. 1. Old map). P. O ,
Levy Post, R S. Present terminus of
N. W. Railway. 318 miles from
QUETTA. Small bazaar, offices of Naib
Tahsildar and H. M. Customs. There is
no water; it has to be brought by rail
from DALBANDIN.
Country generally sandy barren desert,
with occasional outcrops of limestone.
Very good going for tracks.
Row of sand dunes (shifting type), stretching
east to west.
Former camp site—very flat. Possible site
for emergency landing ground ; requires
only little clearing.
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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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