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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [50r] (104/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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87
Tehran-Meshed air line. —The Jtmkers Company arrange
for a weekly service between Tehran and Meshed.
A machine arrives in Meshed on Tuesdays at about I
p.m. and leaves for Tehran on Thursdays at 6 a.m.
A short stop is usually made en route at Maiamai.
Tbe total time taken to cover the distance Tehran to
Meshed is about 5 hours.
Aerodromes .—
(i) Meshed,. —Location immediately East of the
Meshed-Duzdap road, 2 miles South of Meshed.
Maximum dimensions for landing. —l,000 x x 4D0 X .
Height above sea level. —3,197 feet.
Soil. —Yellow clay, flat and smooth.
Nature of surrounding country. —A valley.
Hypes of machines, suitable for. —Junkers, D. H. 9,
etc.
Obstructions. —North, buildings; East and South, Nil;
West, trees lining the road. Machines usually
land from the South, parallel with the road.
Signals and Marks —
Aerodrome.—4 white stones at corner.
Wind.—Indicator N. W. corner of aerodrome.
Accommodation. —Machines and personnel— nil.
Medical Facilities. — Nil.
Bepair Facilities. — Nil.
Stores. —Petrol, oil and water available in town, but
no spares or stores.
Communications. —Motor Transport available for hire.
Telegraph office in the town. There is a wire
less set which is at present, 1930, out of action.
Meteorological —
(a) Prevailing wind dujing the summer, Jsorth
West.
(b) Local mist, fog, etc. During the winter
months, approach to Meshed is frequently
obscured by snow and clouds in the area
of Nishapur and Sharifabad.
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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.
The report includes chapters on:
- a history of Khurasan and Seistan
- the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
- population (religion, tribes)
- resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
- armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
- aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
- administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
- communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)
An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) both reference the volume’s original printed 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 75; 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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- ‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:61v, 64r:67v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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