"كتيب الجيش الفارسي" [ظ‎‎١‎٩] (١٥٠/٤٣)

for traffic up to L. A. M. cars; in the spring this por
tion would be exceedingly difficult owing to mud and
“ wash outs.”
Note. —A motor road similar to the section between
Khoi and Maku is in process of construction between
U rumieh—S almas—Khoi.
4. Ramadan — Daulatabad — Sultanabad — Qum —
Tehran. —This road is passable in the late spring,
summer and autumn by lightly loaded cars in small
numbers.
5. Saidabad — Kerman. —This road was constructed
by the South Persia Rifles, but has been allowed to
fall into disrepair.
Note. —The Persian Government intends to construct
a motor road from Tehran to Barfarush via Damavand
and Piruzkuh. Lack of money has obliged work to be
stopped on this road which is passable for motor traffic
as far as Damavand.
The above are the chief roads passable for wheeled
traffic. Pack transport is extensively used, and is the
sole means of transport in the more mountainous por
tions of the country.
8. Telegraph system. —There are three separate tele
graph administrations in Persia— t
(a) The Indo-European Telegraph Department, a
British Government institution.
(&) The Indo-European Telegraph Company, at
British Company.
(c) The Persian Telegraph Administration, under
the Persian Ministry of Posts and Tele
graphs.
These three administrations have lines as under: —
(a) (1) Central Persian line. Tehran—Qum
Kashan — Khalidabad — Ardistan—Yezd—
Kerman—Bam—Kuh-i-Malik Siah, a-nd
thence to Quetta and Karachi.
This line connects with the Persian Gulf Ports
from Ardistan vid Isfahan—Shiraz to Bushire
and from Kerman to Bandar Abbas. From
Bushire and Bandar Abbas submarine cables go