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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎92r] (188/498)

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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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175
Route V— Section B— contd.
5. Exceptional feature —The PUL-I-KHAN bridge at
mile 213—destruction of which would delay a force till repairs
were effected. There is no material nearer than SHIRAZ and the
river, even at low water, is quite unfordable The SIWAND and
KAMIN gorges at mile 236 and 260 respectively for tactical
reasons.
The QULI KUSH pass in winter at mile 318.
The URCHIN pass (tor tectical reasons) at mile 476.
6. Repair facilities. —There is no timber near the road
Metal is available throughout on the roadside. Labour is scarce
between AB ADEH and ISFAHAN (except at YAZDIKHWAST
and SHAHR RIZA). It is plentiful elsewhere The Iranian
Government employs on an average a man a mile on maintenance.
There is a steam roller at ISFAHAN and one temporarily (lySS)
unserviceable at SHIRAZ.
7. Supply facilities. —(i) Camping grounds. —Are plentiful.
(ii) Water. —Plentiful and good, except at KHAN T-
KHURREN, MEHIAR and MARQ.
(iii) Supplies—Abundant at SHIRAZ and ISFAHAN
plentiful at SURMAQ, ABADEH, YAZDIKHWAST and
SHAH RIZA—scarce elsewhere.
(iv) Fuel. From SHIRAZ to SIWAND (particularly over
the MARV DASHT plain) fuel is scarce near the road and timely
notice would be necessary to collect it in large quantities near
the road. Thence to DEHBID a fair amount within easy dis
tance. Thereafter plentiful at SURMAQ, ABADEH and SHAHR
RIZA—very scarce elsewhere.
(v) Fodder. Good grazing from SHIRAZ to DEHBID bad
bey.od DEHBID.
(vi) Petrol and oil.—Enormous stocks at SHIRAZ and
ISFAHAN. Large stocks at DEHBID, ABADEH and SHAHR
RIZA. A few tins at every tea house elsewhere.
Petrol pumps have now been installed at SAADATARAD
(Mile 359J), ABADEH (Mile 363J) SHAHR RIZA (Mile 442^
and ISFAHAN (several^. 4
(vii) Repair facilities—Good at SHIRAZ and ISFAHAN
where stockists of spares for American lorries and garages with
fair equipment and semi-skilled mechanics exist. Fair at
ABADEH and SHAHR RIZA. Very poor or nil elsewhere.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map 17-C.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 0 183 SHIRAZ—four cross roads at southern
end of main avenue, one left, one right
and bne left turn (the last being by’ the

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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).

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1 volume (245 folios)
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A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.

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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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