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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [166r] (336/498)
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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323
Route IX—Section A— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total
(iii) Fuel .—A little brushwood.
All supplies very scarce.
B. 1 1 18 Gentle descent through cuttings—road
swings sharply to the right.
B. 1 2 20 Mule track and telegraph line rejoin road.
B. 1 4 24
B. 1 4 28
B. 1 3 31
B. 1 3 34
Map 23-M
Road junction. Road to KAFIR KILA
(Route 91) and the telegraph line take
off to the left and cross the almost dry,
150* wide bed of the KAL-I-SHUR to
the large village of SANG
BAST
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
on the
far bank. Route IX continues on the
left bank up a long spur in a westerly
direction.
Summit of long, gentle ascent—after a
short dip the road continues to ascend
with hilts close on the right plain on the
left.
Summit.
Sarai left, village of MULKABAD—
Note— According 'to I" Map. 23-M, road goes through
vi'lage of BAGHCHEH, leaving MULKABAD
iMap. 22-P) 2 miles on right.
(i) Camping ground. —Unlimited space on
right of road—gravel—entrances and
exits easy—M.T. can park on site—cover
from air, nil.
(ii) Water. —From the village—qanats and
streams.
(iii) Fuel. —A little brushwood and some
timber (poplars and fruit trees) in the
village.
(iv) Fodder—Very scarce.
(v) Supplies. —Very scarce.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —Nil.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of 5 t*pp/ies.—Impractical.
B.
1
1
35
Prominent fort on hillock 1 mile left.
B.
1
2
36
Road swings to the right.
B.
1
2
38
Summit of easy rise.
i
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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.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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