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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [174r] (352/498)
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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339
Route IX—Section A— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total-
c. 1 1 282i Small village and garden to the north of
road.
C. 1 4J 286| MIAMAI village 400 houses, 900 inhabit
ants. Amnieh post T. O., Tel. 4
garages—petrol available.
(i) Supplies obtainable. —Wheat 750 khar-
wars—barley 750 kharwars —fruit in
season in quantity—meat, sheep 1,500,
cattle 100.
(ii) Fuel. —Sufficient for all purposes.
(iii) Local Transport. —Camels 400, horses
10, mules 20, donkeys 20.
The district in the immediate vicinity is
fertile. The road passes round the
village and improves for the next 10 miles.
Alignment straight—surface metalled—
breadth 30 feet.
l£ 288 Road crosses plain. (Flocks of sheep
numerous )
B 1 3 291 Perennial stream crosses road to garden
500 yards north of road.
Camping site (AB-I-MARIAM).
(i) Camping ground. —Space unlimited on
either side of road—cover from air
nil.
(ii) Water. —From stream—sufficient for a
brigade.
(iii) Fuel. —A limited quantity could be
obtained from the garden mentioned
above.
(iv) Supplies. —Sheep obtainable, other
supplies would have to be brought
from MIAMAI.
This is the last water supply till mile 2^9-3
' (The second stage on.) All water and
supplies other than fuel for the next
stage would have to be carried from this
point. SHAHRUD could be reached in
two long marches if the first halt were
made well beyond FERASHABAD. The
actual distance is more than the map
shows since no account is taken of the
winding track.)
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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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