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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [205r] (414/498)
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 No. XII— contd.
4. Climatic effects. —The cold in winter is intense from
mile 0 to 27 and the heat in summer mild. Snow falls from Decem
ber to February but seldom interrupts traffic. Rain falls chiefly
from March to April with occasional thunderstorms in May and
June and these may cause spates which necessitate the clearing of
boulders and debris from the road.
From mile 27 to the end the winter is mild and the heat in
summer very trying with the added discomfort of great humidity
from mile 100 to the end.
Rain falls chiefly between November and April.
5. Exceptional features. —(i) The pass at mile 29 after
heavy snow.
(ii) The YUZBASHI CHAI gorge from mile 27 to 55 and
the SAFID RUD gorge from mile 72 to 85 which present tactical
difficulties.
(iii) The LOSHAN Bridge at mile 56 (in a lesser degree)
and the MANJIL Bridge at mile 72, the destruction of which
would hold up the progress of a force of any arms until repairs
were effected.
6 . Repair facilities— Road metal is available throughout
Timber is available from mile 76 to the end. Labour is plentiful.
No steam rollers were seen on this road.
7. Supply facilities—(i) Camping grownds—Suitable sites
are to be found everywhere on the plateau, mile 0—27. From
mile 27 to 56 there are no good sites in the narrow and steep sided
gorge. Good sites are again rare in the SAFID RUD gorge and in
the flat jungle country at mile 102 .
(ii) Water. —Plentiful throughout, though the SAFID
RUD, especially when high, carries a lot of red silt and requires
settling tanks.
(iii) Supplies. —Abundant at KAZVIN and RESHT, plenti
ful at MANJIL and RUDBAR, scarce elsewhere. On the Caspian
littoral rice and fish (usually smoked) take the place of wheat
(or barley) and meat as the staple diet. Poultry is plentiful
throughout.
(iv) Fuel. —Scarce as far as mile 76—abundant thereafter.
(v) Fodder. —(See supplies.)
(vi) Petrol and oil. —Very large stocks at KAZVIN, RESHT
and PAHLEVI, plentiful at RUDBAR, a few tins at every tea
house.
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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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