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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [30v] (65/498)
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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52
M. T. Route No. \l-A—contd.
Miles. •
Classification. Total. Inter.
A. 1 \ 54| Summit of MARWARI pass.
The village of MARWARI lies below the
summit on the south side. Opposite the
village the road crosses two :mall stone
bridges.
From the summit the road descends gradu
ally to a wide valley with much cultiva-
, tion.
A. 1 4^ 59j Main descent finished but road continues
to drop slightly—small village of HAL-
TUe>HAN on right.
(i) Camping ground .—On left before
reaching village—space limited by
cultivation to that for a brigade in
bivouac.
(ii) Water. —Perennial, plentiful and good
from stream.
No supply facilities of any sort.
A.
1
u
61
Short rocky gorge.
A.
1
2
63
Road crosses fordable
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
by two-arch
stone bridge.
A.
1
5
65
Junction of side stream of GAVEH RUD—
road runs along left bank in a well
defined narrow valley with steep sides.
B.
1
3
68
Tea house at junction of small side stream.
(B. 7844) Stone bridge over stream.
B.
1
H
69 s
Gendarmerie post. New stone bridge over
stream running into GAVEH RUD, but
still possible to cross by paved ford.
Village on right across river—100 houses.
(DANAN).
B.
1
3|
73i
PUL-I-DARVISH—3 arch brick bridge
over the GAVEH RUD 20' : long, IS'
above water at highest point (at 3rd arch)
breadth of stream 10', depth 2'. Maxi
mum load 10 tons. Approaches difficult
and fording difficult even at low water.
(i) Camping ground .—On left bank very
cramped and unlevel site—suitable for
a battalion in bivouac, other small sites
in vicinity—stony surface- entrances
and exits difficult—M. T. must park on
roadside—cover from air, nil.
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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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