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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [136r] (276/498)
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. VII-E.
BAM to KERMAN via MAHUN.
Distance. —130 miles.
Number of stages. — 7.
Date of compilation. —December, 1937. Amended January 1942.
Reference sheets. —24-K, G and F.
Authorities. —M. A. Tehran, October 1936.
Intelligence Report 1941 (“ Plumrec ”).
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classificatio7i. —B. 1 throughout.
2. Surface and grading. —An unsoled, lightly metalled and
lightly shingled track of 8' to 10' in width over ground which is
hard and rocky except in the river beds where soft gravel or sand
predominate. There are no gradients of note.
3. Character of adjacent country, —Infantry and cavalry
and A. F. Ws can operate off the road on both sides throughout
its length, except where occasional rocky and precipitous spurs
and a short defile at mile 39 render movement difficult. Conceal
ment from the air is totally lacking.
4. Climatic effects .—The rainfall is small but thunder
storms (chiefly in May and June) may cause spates and block the
road at the numerous nullah crossings. The road is seldom
blocked by snow in its last 30 miles and never in its first 60 miles
as the altitude is lower and the winter climate much milder. The
heat in BAM in summer would make troop movements by day a
trying ordeal for infantry.
5. Exceptional features. —Nil.
6. Repair facilities. —Road metal is available throughout—
though in the first 15 miles the soil is mostly gravel. Timber is
very scarce throughout, labour is plentiful at BAM and
KERMAN, fairly plentiful at MAHUN and very scarce elsewhere.
Two steam rollers are believed to be in KERMAN.
7. Supply facilities. —(i) Camping grounds. —Sites are plenti
ful in the first 20 miles, scarce thence to mile 60 and plentiful
thereafter.
(i) Water. —Scarce except at the places mentioned.
(ii) Supplies. —Plentiful at BAM and KERMAN, fairly
plentiful at MAHUN, very scarce elsewhere the country traversed
being arid desert or mountains.
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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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