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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [81v] (167/498)
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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154
Route IV—Section F— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
A. 1
B. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
1 521
523|
1| 524|
i 525
3| 528|-
3| 532
Large 3 arch stone bridge over fCEREJ
river—15 x long—roadway 15' —20' above
water.
Stream 10* wide 1' deep— approaches easy
and alternative crossing by ford possible.
Road starts ascent, at first very gradual, of
KINAR-I-GIRD range.
Road enters defile—ascent becomes steeper
with 4 or 5 sharp and blind corners.
Road commanded from both sides.
Defile ended and ascent continues but is
easier.
Summit. TEHRAN plain comes into
view. This plain is dotted with hundreds
of villages and is very fertile. A strip of
KAVIR is visible 2 miles to the left
front.
Descent from the summit very gradual and
less tortuous.
Descent ended—road crosses plain.
KAHRIZAK—gendarmerie post—village
of 200 houses—beet sugar factory—police
control post.
(i) Camping ground. —50 x short of village
right and left of road—sufficient for
2 brigades—sandy soil—entrances and
exits easy—M. T. can park on camp
site—cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —Ample and perennial supply
from open irrigation channels.
(iii) Fuel. —Scarce.
(iv) Fodder. —Plentiful.
(v) Supplies. —Plentiful.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —A few tins.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies. —The area stret
ching from KEREJ on the west to
VERAMIN on the east is extremely
fertile and supplies the capital with all
its needs in ^rain, meat* fruit and
vegetables.
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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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