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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [82v] (169/498)
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. V.
BUSHIRE to QUM via KAZERUN, SHIRAZ. ISFAHAN,
Distance .—671 miles.
Number of stages. —41.
Date of compilation. —February, 1936. Revised, 1941.
Reference J // sheets. —Nos. : 10-L, P, O, and M ; 17-C, B, F and A;
9-P, O, K and J.
Authorities .—Military Attache, Tehran, July, 1934 ; Military Atta
che, Tehran, November, 1935.
Intelligence Reports. —1941.
ROUTE V—SECTION (A).
BUSHIRE to SHIRAZ.
Distance .—183 miles.
Number of stages. —13.
Reference sheets.—10-L, 10-0,17-C.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification .—B 1. At present 10-ton lorries are using
this road and experiencing no difficulty, but after heavy rain the
first 43 miles would probably be impassable, and in the remaining
mountainous portion of the section there are no less than five
passes where passing is difficult and traffic control would be
necessary in the case of convoys. These portions are classified
as C. 1. in the detailed report.
2. Surface and grading—At one time there was no soling and
very little metalling on this section, and for the most part shin
gling was to an average width of 8' only. But in view of its
present importance (January 1942) as a supplementary route for
supplies to Russia much work is being carried out and several
thousand labourers are employed in improvement and upkeep.
The gradients between Mile 58 and 170 are severe, with
many sharp corners.
3. Character of adjacent country —Vlat plain from miles 0 to
43 rolling foot hills from mile 43 to 58, intensely mountainous
mile 58 to 136 and mountainous for the remainder. Except for
occasional short stretches of plain, plateau or wide valley between
mile 58 and 136 operations off the road are impossible for any arm
but infantry and not infrequently impossible for infantry too owing
to the precipitous nature of the hill-sides. The road is closlelv
cbmmanded from mile 58 to the end.
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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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- 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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