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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [110v] (225/498)
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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M.T. ROUTE No. VI.
BANDAR ABBAS to KERMAN via SIRJAN
(SAIDABAD).
Distance. —373| miles.
Number of stages. —22.
Date of compilation March.— 1935.
Reference sheet Numbers. 25-A; 18-M; 17-P; 17-0; 24-C ,
24-B ; 24-F.
Authorities. —M. A. Tehran, 1932; M. A. Tehran, 1935.
ROUTE VI—SECTION A.
BANDAR ABBAS—SIRJAN (SAIDABAD)
Distance.-248% miles.
Stages. —15.
£" Sheets-25-A, 17-P, 17-0.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification. —B. 1. in all weathers with the exception
of the portion at mile 93 in the TANG-I-ZAGH which is C. 1. and
other short stretches of narrow road mentioned in the detailed
report. A. I. O. C. lorries use the road.
2. Surface and Grading. —The road is adequately soled and
was described in Sept. 1941 as an excellent all-weather road.
3. Character of Adjacent Country.—For the first 187 miles
the country is almost all mountainous and the road commanded
from the hills on either side. From miles 187 to SIRJAN (SAIDA
BAD) a vast open plain is crossed, where operations off the road
are possible for all arms.
4. Climatic effects. The heat in summer for the first half of
this stage is very trying. Near the coast the humidity is very
great and when the coast is left behind and the road enters the
narrow stony valleys, the scorching effect of the sun renders all
movement of troops by day in summer a hazardous undertaking.
In winter the cold on the SIRJAN (SAIDABAD) plain is
severe. The annual rainfall is very small and this section is sel-
dom put out of action by rain or snow.
In the spring and early summer spates of short duration
ollowing thunderstorms are not uncommon.
5. Exceptional features-Th^ TANG-I-ZAGH pass (mile
93£) consisting of a mile and a half of extremely dangerous road
A narrow road has been cut out of the cliff. On the outer side'
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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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- 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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