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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [133r] (270/498)
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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257
Route VII—Section D— contd.
Shingle or small grade metal up to 3" minimum width
10 '.
Soling as required only where necessary.
ZAHIDAN to BAM, 210 miles.
Mile 1-5 Already being repaired as part of the road
ZAHIDAN to MESHED.
„ 5-80 Requires general repair and more shingling
throughout.
,, 80-106 Requires widening and general repair and
shingling. This portion is only a rough
track over rather broken ground.
,, 106 Nullah crossing requires a causeway, 120
yards.
,, 106-134 This portion is open desert with no road
but vehicles can drive anywhere without
much difficulty. There is a track which
heavy iorries use which is harder than the
remainder. This is very corrugated and
could be repaired.
,, 134-136^ Soft sand. A complete road is required
over this stretch.
„ 136^-152 As for 106-134.
152-156 As for 134-136^
„ 170-210 The road here except for two short patches
is no more than a dusty track over sandy
countiy covered with scrub. It requires
widening, levelling and sl ingling. It also
crosses ten irrigation channels which
should be piped under the road.
(b) The present scale of maintenance is about one man to
every 3 to 4 miles, and should be increased to one and
a half men per mile.
There is no difficulty in getting labour in S. E. Iran
provided the labourers are given food.
7. Suitability for Tracked Vehicles .—Tracked vehicles
should have no difficulty over the loose sand, but as the route
now exists (November 1941) it is not practical for the passage
of an armoured brigade. Provision must first be made for the
passage of the wheeled portion of the brigade over the two sandy
stretches mentioned above.
8. Scope of Movement by Tracks .—No stage of this route
can be covered by moving.throughout on a broad front, because
spurs of low hills or patches of broken country invariably force
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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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