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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [103v] (211/498)
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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198
Route V—Section C— contd.
Classification.
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
Miles.
Inter. Total.
(ii) Water. —From stream on left of road
and qanats—perennial, plentiful and
good.
(iii) Fwe/.—Plentiful, but chiefly fruit trees.
(iv) Fodder.—Plentiful.
(v) Supplies. —Sufficient for a brigade for
two days.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —500 and 50 gallons res
pectively.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies. —Impractical, the
surrounding country is desert.
£ 561| Qanat on left.
i 562| The road makes a right-angled turn to
the left and skirts the top portion of
the village, crossing a dry nullah bed
100 x in width which contains as much
as 1' of water, after heavy rain.
li 563£ The road makes a right-angled turn to the
right and runs parallel to and 1-2 miles
distant from the hills on the left—a big
village four miles to the right in the
hills.
li 564| In the next three miles the road crosses
and recrosses a dry nullah bed (of
average width 50 x ) four times.
3| 568-| Undulating stretch—low hills on left \
mile to 100 x distant—a village three
miles to the right.
2g 571 Gradual ascent over undulating and bleak
country.
2^ 573^ Summit.
If 575i Village and gendarmerie post of
QURUOCHI (on old map shown as
KURUKCHI).
The motor road by-passes this village,
which need only be stopped at if it is
desired to camp.
(i) Camping ground. —Not reconnoitre^
but unlimited space.
(ii) Water.—Not reconnoitred.
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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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