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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [127r] (258/498)
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-B
YEZD to NAIN
Distance. —117| miles.
Number of stages .—6.
Sheets —17-1,16-L, 16-H.
GENERAL REPORT.
Note. —This route is not practicable for a body of troops larger than a
battalion. Water and food alike are lacking. For M. T. the 117 mile- presents no
insuperable difficulty as they can traverse it in one stage without need for replenish
ment of water, petrol or food.
1. Classification. —A. 1. in most weathers.
2. Surface and grading. —A track, smoothed and shingled—
no soling.
3. Character of Adjacent Country. —A featureless, waterless
desert devoid of habitation or vegetation.
4. Climatic Effects. —Very dry—insufferably hot in summer
—very cold in winter.
5. Exceptional Features. —Nil.
6 Repair Facilities. —Gravel is available throughout—there
are no steam rollers—the Persian Government employs at most a
man per 5 miles on maintenance.
7. Supply Facilities. —Very scarce at ARDISTAN and
AQDEH—non-existent elsewhere. Water universally scarce.
No grazing—no repair facilities.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map 27-1.
Miles.
Clasiification. Inter. Total
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
| 255 Main square with municipal garden in
centre.
Road to bazaar to the right—to the A.I.O.C.
dump to the left—to NAIN straight on.
The road runs between high walls for a
short distance and then emerges into a
plain dotted with villages and small
patches of cultivation.
Map. 16-L.
9 264 Village of ZAREH.
1 265 Very prominent flat topped hill crowned
by a “ Dakhmeh ” on the right.
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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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