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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [121v] (247/498)
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 VII—Section A—contd.
DETAILED REPORT.
KERMAN.—A healthy town (though tape-worm is pre-
va ent), due to its sandy soil, the altitude of 5,500 , and its
dryness. 50,000 inhabitants. H « d 0 u y ter * of _9? ve i"? ra n
General and a mixed independent brigade. P.O. T.U., iel. U.
A good Mission Hospi al (see under Section E).
Camping ground—The old camp site of the S.P.R. opposite
the Consulate is a suitable one and being under the hills affords
slight protection against air attack. Any ins alia cions, such as
Supply Depot, would have to be pitched in the open, but
KERMAN is a suitable stage for refilling with supplies and
overhauling vehicles of a force moving into the country from
ZAHIDAN.
Supplies .—Could either be brought across by road from
ZAHIDAN or up from BANDAR ABBAS by road, having been
landed there by sea. This latter route is used by the AJ.O.C.
for supplying petrol to KERMAN and the east and S. E. Goats,
sheep and cattle for 1,000 men can be obtained locally also
vegetables in limited quantities from May to November.
Petro/.—Storage for 100,000 tins ; present stocks (November
1041), about 10,000 tins. KERMAN is a distributing depot, hence
stocks fluctuate.
Local M. 7.—Scarce. There are about 56 lorries registered
at KERMAN (November 1941). but 90 per cent, are working
outside the area, particularly on the MESHED road. Of those
remaining the A.I.O.C has them under contract for moving
petrol from BANDAR ABBAS to KERMAN and ZAHIDAN.
Local labour—Up to 2,000
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
could be collected from
KERMAN and neighbouring villages.
Poud 5 .—In addition to the main roads entering and leaving
the town, a grant was approved in 1939 for the construction of a
new road between KERMAN and JIRUFT. JIRUFT is not
traceable on the map and it is not known what progress has
been made in the road, but if and when completed it should open
up the JIRUFT area and be of strategic as well as administrative
value. Motorable roads linking KERMAN with neighbouring
villages were also begun in 1939.
Map 24-F.
Miles.
Cla-sification. Inter. Total
A. 1 0 0 KERMAN—main square. Exit by KHIA-
BAN-I-SHAHPUR and the military
parade ground.
A. 1 24 Road leaves town and passes through belt
cf sand dunes. Unlimited and good
camping sites on both sides.
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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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