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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [150r] (304/498)
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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291
Route VIII—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
The choice of a camp site is difficult
owing to the walled gardens. It would
be preferable to camp on the north
west side beyond the gardens.
• B. 1(B.2) 1 271f End of gardens.
(i) Camp site to north of road. Space
sufficient for a brigade but camp
might have to be split up to avoid
cultivation. M. T. park near camp
site.
(ii) Water .—Ample for a brigade from
streams and karezes.
(iii) Supplies .—Wheat 150 Kharwars —
barley and fodder obtainable—fruit
plentiful in season— meat sufficient
for a brigade for short halt.
(iv) Fuel .—Sufficient for a brigade for a
short halt.
(v) Collection of supplies .—Local trans
port camels 50—horses and donkeys
50.
Stage MUD—BIRJAND (22 miles)’
\ The road runs along the slope of a
broad valley (really a sloping plain).
Surface is good though it deteriorates
af ter rains owing to numerous water
channels cutting the road at right
angles. Villages and gardens are
numerous on the south-west side of
the road but all at some distance.
Water actually near the road is scarce
but near the hills much more plentiful.
The country becomes more fertile as
BIRJAND is approached.'
B.
1(6.2)
1
272|
HAIDERABAD. Small village-
-15
houses and garden. Spring and pond.
B.
1(6.2)
2734
DESGIRD. Village—2 miles south
road.
of
B.
1(6.2)
274|
Deserted huts.
B.
1(6.2)
2
276|
Water ambar—supply unreliable.
B.
1(6.2)
if
27 8£
Water ambar—gardens 1 mile south
road.
of
B.
1(6.2)
2i
280!
Water ambar, supply unreliable.
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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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