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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [235r] (474/498)
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. XIV—SECTION D.
KHOI to JULFA.
Distance. —52 miles.
Number of stages. —3.
Date of compilation. —April, 1935. Revised 1941.
Reference sheets. —1-B and F.
Authority.—M. A., Tehran, August, 1934.
Intelligence Reports 1941.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification. —B. 1 throughout, in all weathers.
2. Surface—A lightly metalled and lightly shingled track
over hard ground.
3. Character of adjacent country— Undulating with numer
ous nullahs. Operations off the road possible for all arms except
for a mile or so near AKH DAGH mountain.
4. Climatic effects—This route will not be affected by
normal rain or snowfall. The heat in summer is moderate and the
cold in winter severe.
5. Exceptional features. —Nil.
6. Repair facilities. —Road metal available throughout—no
road rollers, labour scarce after mile 10.
7. Supply facilities.—(i) Camping grounds. —There is no
shortage of good sites.
(ii) Water. —None between mile 16 and 36 and scarce
thence to JULFA.
(iii) Supplies. —Plentiful at KHOI very scarce on route and
fairly plentiful at JULFA.
(iv) Fuel. —Very scarce throughout.
(v) Fodder. —Very scarce throughout.
(vi) Grazing. —Very scarce throughout.
(vii) Petrol and oil. —2,000 gallons and 20 gallons at KHCI,
2,000 gallons and 20 gallons at JULFA—none elsewhere.
(viii) Repair facilities—Blacksmiths and tyre repairs at
KHOI and JULFA—none elsewhere.
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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