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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [155r] (314/498)
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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301
Route VIII—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 \ 416
B. 1 4185
B. 1 i 4181
B. 1 425|
B. 1 3 4284
B. 1 4 428f
B. 1 4 429 4
B. 1 24 4314
B. 1 14 433
BURJUK. Small village—Karez and
stream—former sarai of E.P.C.—cultiva
tion.
(i) Camp site.—To west of road—space
unlimited—M.T. park by camp site.
(ii) Water .—From karez sufficient for a
battalion.
(iii) Supplies—Meat on hoof in limited
quantities. Other supplies—nil.
(iv) Fuel .—A little brushwood obtainable.
NAJAMABAD. Village—20 houses—
karez.
Dry river bed—liable to spate in rains-
From here the road crosses an open
plain.
• Irrigation channel.
BIDUKHT (23 J/C. 6252) —Large village
—450 houses- 2,500 inhabitants, T. O.
and Tel. O. Amnieh post- garage—
Water plentiful from numerous kare-
zes. Old water storage tank on west
of road. Supplies of all sorts plentiful.
Petrol also obtainable. The whole
plain of GUNABAD is very fertile and
covers numerous villages and gardens.
Road leaves BIDUKHT village.
Broken country.
GUNABAD village and other villages on
either side of the road, at some
distance from it. Road to village
turns off to west. 2-mile loop before
rejoining the through route via bar
racks, which is now not maintained.
GUNABAD CANTONMENT. Barracks
of the E.P.C.—space for camping un
limited.
(i) Camp site—The old quarters, though
rather ruinous, would be worth
repairing — accommodation for a
brigade.
(ii) Water .—Plentiful from a karez — the
horse lines and bathing pool are
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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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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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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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