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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [46r] (96/498)
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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83
Route III—Section A— contd.
Classification.
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. X
Miles.
Inter. Total
MUHAMMERAH and ABADAN in
dry weather—or by water borne trans
port in wet weather.
I 12 Road emerges from date gardens on to
very wide, flat and open plain—this plain
like the remainder of this section, is
liable to inundations after rain.
Pipe line and telephone lines 3 miles to
right. Scattered villages and palm
trees mark the course of the KARUN
from 1-3 miles to the left.
10| 22| MARID—10 houses—gendarmerie post—
valve house and telephone. Steel pile
bridge over MARID AL AMA 24' long
4' above water, with embankment 75
yards long which will take single line of
traffic only.
(i) Camping ground. —J mile left on the
river bank—unlimited space—sandy
soil—entrances and exits easy—M.T.
can park—cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —Unlimited, perennial and pure
supply from the KARUN. Pumps and
tanks required as banks are, in most
places, very steep and 10'-15' high.
(iii) Fuel. —Nil.
(iv) Fodder. —Very scarce.
(v) Supplies. —Very scarce.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —Nil.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies. —Impossible. Road
runs between KARUN river on left
and low lying ground liable to in
undation on right. The pipe line is
crossed and recrossed by level cros
sings banked up with earth.
4f 27| SALMANIA bridge made of lengths of
pipe 12' long 3' above water over small
drainage or irrigation channel 6' wide
1'deep.
SALMANIA—ruined village.
9h 36f MASUDIA—valve house and village of 6
mud hovels.
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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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