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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [143r] (290/498)
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 VIII—Section B— contd.
7. Repair facilities .—Road metal is normally available near
the road alignment. The AMRANI section however would re
quire
A booklet formed of a single gathering of nested bifolia.
imported stone. There are no team rollers. Labour, with
shovels, is available in all the villages.
8. Campivg grounds .—The limiting factor is w’ater, other
wise sites are not difficult to find. They are generally close to
the road with easy approaches. In the hill ranges space is often
limited. The open nature of the country facilitates defence
though cover from view or from the air is scarce for the same
reason.
9. Supply facilities —(a) Water .—As already pointed out,
this is the chief difficulty which a force would have to face.
From ZAHIDAN to SHUSP practically no supplv is avail
able, except atHORMUKandSAFIDAWA. From SHUSP to
BIRJAND the country, though still very barren, is slightly more
fertile and water is more frequently met with. From BIRJAND
to N1ESHED with the exception of the stages across the
AMRANI desert, water can usually be found in sufficient quan
tities for at least a battalion or cavalry regiment, sometimes for
a brigade.
“Water ambars” or “Houses”. These are small tanks
with domed brick roofs They cannot be depended upon for a
supply of water since many are allowed to fall into disrepair and
others dry up in the summer. Their contents are often highly
insanitary They normally contain water up till about June, when
they become pools of liquid mud or dry. North of Birjand
however a number still contained water in September.
Karezes vary in capacity and depth. Many are much
reduced in summer.
(b) Suvplies .—Are available in certain areas particularly
BIRJAND, KAIN, GUNABAD and TURBAT-I-HAIDARI.
(i) Meat, in the form of sheep and goats, is plentiful
nearly everywhere north of SHUSP. Cattle are
scarce except in the immediate vicinity of the
larger towns where they are kept more for milk
than beef. A limited amount of beef could be
obtained in BIRJAND, GUNABAD, TURBAT
and Meshed but little elsewhere.
(ii) In estimating the amount of wheat, barley, etc., availa
ble it should be taken into account that the wheat is
only grown in certain districts. Many places are not
self-supporting and buy from areas where an excess
crop is grown. The districts in eastern Iran that
grow an excess crop are :—
SEISTAN, KATN, TURBAT, MESHED, NISHA-
PUR and SABZEWAR.
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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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