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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [38v] (81/498)
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 II—SECTION F.
MIANDOAB to TABRIZ.
Distance. —105 miles.
Number of stages. —7.
Reference sheets. —1-L, 1-K, 1-G, 1-J.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification. —B. 1. By using efficient traffic control
two-way traffic could be used over the route, but there are
many places where two lines of vehicles cannot pass.
2. Surface and Grad ng. —Apart from some bad patches
the road gen irally is reasonably good and presents no difficulties
for modern M T. It is used regularly by A.I.O C. tank lorries
and other heavy vehicles.
One probable source of trouble is the weakness in construc
tion of the numerous small culverts over irrigation channels.
The majority are of wood and many have subsided in the centre
to such an extent as to cause damage, if not seen beforehand and
crossed with great care.
3. Character of Adjacent Country — The countrv alternates
between stretches of the URUMIEH Plain and low rocky hills.
1 he former would probably be impassable to A.F.Vs after heavy
ram and the latter difficult at all times Though the hills are bare
the country is so cut up by ravines that there is abundant cover
from air both sides of the road.
• in' £ limaHc Effects. Snow falls only lightly but after heavy
^ Jl- 1 t J e raln y season—December to April—the low lying
portions of the route are liable to become deep in mud.
• Exceptional Features. —None except for the many
irrigation channels (see para. 2 above) and nullah crossings. The
snatJ , nlJ ” erous ^ the last 30 miles, and in the
spate season traffic is liable to interruption.
skillaAhmfrT' Fa flf s -Stone for road metal and local un-
SKilled labour is available throughout the route.
7. Supply Facilities .—
(i) Camping grounds.— though stony anrd shadeless.
(ii) Water. —Plentiful throughout.
(iii) Fuel and Fodder—Scarce.
Plain; limit^Tft-om GUGAN ■ ^nZ.Sl fr^ R T A A G B™Z H - BUNAB
few tins elsewhere. Very ^ < ’ uantities from TABRIZ; only a
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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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