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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [87v] (179/498)
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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166
Route V.—Section A.— contd.
Classification.
C. 1
9
C. 1
C, 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
Miles-
/nter. Total.
3 90 The road reaches the northern extremity of
the plain and starts the ascent of the
TANG-I-TURKHAN pass. The ascent
is steep, maximum gradient 1 : 6 and
near the bottom there is a hairpin bend
which causes all lorries and many cars to
back when negotiating it.
Summit—the road is very narrow and runs
for the most part in a deep cutting.
There is a lot of gypsum and clay in
the soil which makes this stretch very
awkward after rain or snow.
The descent is equally steep, narrow and
tortuous.
End of descent. The road now crosses
undulating foot-hills and after one low
pass at mile 95 reaches
RAHDAR—Sarai and gendarmerie post in
the six mile wide valley of KAZERUN.
A road takes off to the left to the
famous ruins of SHAHPUR and is being
extended to BEHBEHAN, where it joins
Route 32 from AHWAZ.
DIRIZ—gendarmerie post—extensive culti
vation starts from here.
3 lOO! BAGH-I-SAIYYID—3 huts, well and a
cistern 20' x 20' x 3' deep.
31 104i KAZERUN-P. O., T. O., Tel. 0.1,200
inhabitants. Seat of deputy governor of
the sub-province of that name. Head
quarters of a battalion of infantry from
. the SHIRAZ garrison. *
* (i) Camping ground. —South west of the
town. There is no one large space
as the area is broken up by patches
of cultivation and walled orchards
but if the force is split up the whole
area could accommodate a division—
sandy soil with gravel surface—en
trances and exits easy—M. T. can park
on site—cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —Sufficient for a brigade from
the numerous wells and irrigation
channels—perennial and good.
U 91i
2 93i
2 93|
3| 97 k
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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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