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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [129r] (262/498)
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 V1I-C.
NAIN to ISFAHAN.
Distance. —98 miles.
Number of stages .—6.
Reference 4 '' sheets .—16-H, 16-D, 9-P.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification.—A. 1. in most weathers.
2. Surface and Grading--A track, smoothed and shingled
with some metalling on the last 50 miles where some patches of
salt desert require a harder surface.
3. Character of Adjacent Country. —This section is not so
desolate as the two preceding ones. A mountainous stretch
intervenes from mile 374 to 404—otherwise the country is open and
operations off the road are possible for all arms.
4 . Climatic Effects. —More rain falls in this section but
with the exception of delays from spates of a few hours duration
after thunderstorms (chiefly in the spring and early summer) no
prolonged interruption of traffic is experienced. The heat in
summer is not so severe but the winter is colder than in sections
'A and B. .
5. Exceptional Features. —Nil.
6 . Repair Facilities. —Metal and gravel is found throughout
this section. There are no steam rollers and approximately 1 man
per 6 miles is employed on maintenance duties. Labour is scarce
though not more so than in section (a) and (&).
7. Supply Facilities—(i) Camping grounds—Are plentiful.
(ii) Water. —Is plentiful with the exception of the first 9 miles
and from mile 47 to 80.
(iii) Supplies. —Are nowhere available in quantities sufficient
for more than two battalions nor is their collection possible
except after much delay.
(iv) Fuel. —Scarce.
(v) Fodder. —Scarce.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —Are unobtainable (except for an odd tin
at HUJJATABAD) between NAIN and ISFAHAN.
(vii) Grazing. —Is plentiful in the spring only.
(viii) Repair facilities. —Poor at NAIN.—nil en route and
good in ISFAHAN where all normal spares for American lorries
and cars can be obtained and where agents and service stations
for American products exist.
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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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- Title
- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence