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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [197v] (399/498)
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 XI—Section A— contd.
continuously one way traffic would be desirable over the steeper
stretches.
4. Character of adjacent country. —Mountainous to within
five miles of CHALUS ; only infantry and pack artillery could
operate off the road. From KARAJ the road enters a wide valley ;
this soon narrows to a gorge with high precipitous sides which
continues to the pass. Beyond the tunnel the road descends
through another rocky gorge until it reaches the densely wooded
country of the foothills. The coastal plain along the southern
shore of the CASPIAN Sea is enclosed and cultivated.
5. Climatic Effects. —Every endeavour has been made to
make this an all-weather route and by means of the tunnel to over
come the difficulty of snow at the highest point; numerous
cement shelters have also been built at places liable to avalanche.
Nevertheless it is reported that the road is occasionally blocked
by snow or landslides.
6 . Obstacles. —Apart from the tunnel, there are over 50
bridges the destruction of which would delay a force for several
hours until repairs were carried out.
7. Intercommunication.—-A telephone line follows the road
throughout.
8 . Repair facilities—Road metal and timber are abundant.
The Iranian government used to employ as many as five men per
mile on maintenance.
9. Supply Facilities .—
(i) Camping grounds. —Very cramped; only occasional
bivouac sites.
(ii) Water and Fuel. —Abundant.
(iii) Fodder and Supplies. —Scarce.
(iv) P.O.L. Plentiful at KARAJ; scarce at CHALUS.
r-rj a (^Hotels. There is an excellent European-run hotel at
CH ALUS.
10. On both sides of the pass there are occasional outcrops
ot surtace coal which are being worked.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map 9-M.
Miles.
Classification Inter. Total.
B. 1 0 0
KARAJ—Road junction with Route I (D).
Turn north at the circus 4 mile west of
the bridge.
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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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