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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [188r] (380/498)
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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M. T ROUTE No. X
FIRUZKUH to BANDAR SHAH.
Distance. —^5^mi 1 e s .
Reference sheets. —16-A, 15-D, 8-P, 15-H, 15^L.
Date of compilation. —September 1936. Revised, December 1941.
Authorities. —M. A. Tehran, 1933-1936.
Intelligence Reports, 1941.
The route is divided into three sections :—
SECTION A—FIRUZKUH to SHAHI ... 67 miles.
SECTION B.—SHAHI to CHALUS ... 102 miles.
SECTION C.—to BANDAR SHAH 89 miles.
ROUTE X—SECTION A
FIRUZKUH to SHAHI.
Distance. —67 miles.
Number of stages. —5.
Reference sheets. —16-A, 15-D.
GENERAL REPORT—SECTIONS A & B.
1. Classification. —B. 1 throughout in all weathers.
2. Surface and Giading. —An unsoled road of average
width of 12'—properly ditched and cambered. It is lightly metalled
to a depth of 4" or shingled. The only severe gradients are
those averaging 1 : 12 and attaining 1 : 5 on the 15-mile descent
0 n the CASPIAN side of the ABBASABAD pass.
3. Character of Adjacent Country. —Sharply divisible into
high, arid, bleak mountain or plateau (mile 0 to 35) and low lying,
humid, fertile coastal plain (the remainder). Operations off the
road are possible on both sides of the road for all arms only from
mile 0 to Ilf, the summit of the pass. Thereafter as far as mile 60
a narrow valley with high and steep sides effectively prevents all
movement off the road for any arm but infantry or mountain
artillery. Thereafter movement off the road is possible for all
arms though inundated paddy fields would prove a serious obsta
cle to A. F. V.’s. Concealment from the air is totally lacking until
the tree line is reached at about 2,000 feet at mile 42 (ZIRAB).
4. Climatic Effect. —On the plateau, mile 0 to 11, the sum
mer is mild and the cold in winter is intense.
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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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