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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [101v] (207/498)
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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ROUTE V—SECTION (C).
ISFAHAN to QUM via DILIJAN.
Distance .—179 miles.
Number of stages. —10.
Reference sheets. —9-P., 9-0., 9-K., 9-J.
GENERAL REPORT
1. Classification. —A-l, to DILIJAN ; B. 1 from DILIJAN
to QUM.
2. Surface and grading .—A good metalled road. Fast
speeds can be maintained to DILIJAN. The road is very
straight and monotonous and there are no gradients to speak
of. Beyond DILIJAN the road deteriorates; there are many
irrigation channels and small shallow nullahs and care must be
exercised.
3. Character of adjacent country .—Mostly bleak plateau
or desert with some hilly but not mountainous country for the
last 90 miles. All arms can operate off the road throughout.
Concealment from the air is totally lacking.
4. Climatic effects .—This road is little affected by either
rain or snow and traffic is seldom held up. The snow falls chiefly
in December-February and the rain in March April, with frequent
thunderstorms as the summer approaches in May and June.
The cold in winter is intense and the heat in summer not so
severe as to hamper troop movements by day.
5. Exceptional features.—The river crossing at mile 603
after heavy rain. The bridge at mile 667f.
6. Repair facilities—Meted available throughout. Timber
nil. Labour scarce.
7. Supply facilities. This section is singularly poor in
supplies and water. Being a comparatively new road it has been
aligned with an eye to distance and terrain for the benefit of
mechanical transport and it is not used by those few caravans
which are still to be found in these parts of Iran. Much of the
area is bleak plateau or waterless desert and elaborate arrange
ments must be made for dumping the supplies required.
DETAILED REPORT.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
A. 1 0 492
Map 9-P.
north end of the
CHAHAR BAGH, and to the right at
the end of the SHAHPUR AVENUE.
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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