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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎201r] (406/498)

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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 B— contd.
(iii) Supplies .— Plentiful at SHAHSOWAR, RUDISAR 1
LANGARUD and LAHIJAN, abundant at RESHT, In summer
meat is scarce. •
(iv) Fuel. —Abundant. Fodder.—Scarce.
(v) P.O.L- Plentiful at SHAHSOWAR, LANGARUD and
LAHIJAN; very large stocks at RESHT. A few tins usually
obtainable at every roadside tea-house.
(vi) Repairs. —Semi-skilled mechanics and commonly needed
spares as for P.O.L., good facilities at RESHT.
DETAILED REPORT.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
A. 1 0 104 Cross^to left bank of CHALUS river by
3 arch lattice girder bridge—3 spans
lattice girder and one plain girder—300'
long, 15' roadway, 20' above river which
is fordable (except after heavy rain)
only from June till October.
A small bazaar and the old village are on
the left bank.
Map 8-P.
A.
1
2
106
Road reaches seashore girder bridge 50
long, 15' roadway, 8' above stream.
Hamlet of BURSAR.
A.
1
2
108
Small hamlet.
A.
1
1
109
Concrete bridge 40' long, 15' roadway, 8'
above stream.
A.
1
2
111
Concrete bridge 40' long, 15' roadway, 8'
Concrete bridge 50' long, 15' roadway 8'
aVinvp sfrpam (NAMAKAB RUD).
A. 1 2 113 NAM AK RUDSAR—50 houses.
(i) Camping ground.—Fine stretch of turf
between road and beach large enough
for a division—entrances and exits
easy if patches of soft sand are
avoided or made passable for M. T.
cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —Perennial, good and plentiful
from the river.
All supplies except fuel scarce.

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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).

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1 volume (245 folios)
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A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.

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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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