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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [189r] (382/498)
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 X—Section A— contd.
(vi) Grazing .—Good but patchy as so much of the area is
under cultivation.
(vii) Petrol and Plentiful stocks at FIRUZKUH,
SHAHT, BABUL, MESHED-I-SAR and NAU SHAHR while a
few tins can be had at almost any roadside tea house.
(viii) Repair facilities ,~>Fair at SHAHI and BABUL where
semi-skilled mechanics and a few spare parts for American lorries
and types are for sale. Blacksmiths at FIRUZKUH and
MESHED-I-SAR. Nil elsewhere.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map 16-A.
Miles.
Classiiication. Inter. Total.
B. 1
3. 1
B. 1
B. I
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
0 0
3 3
1* 44
14 5£
U 7
H
24 10;
FIRUZKUH [see Route IX (B).]
AMIRIEH—road junction—straight on for
MESHED Route IX—left for SHAHI.
Note. —On Map 16-A this road junction is shown
actually in F.1RUZKUH.
The road runs up a wide well defined
valley, the hills on the right, distant
about 4 a mile, being higher than those
on the left. The railway embankment
is close up on the right. One line of
telegraph (on wooden poles) on either
side of the road.
Marshy common on right—very good
grazing in spring and summer.
A village of 50 houses two miles to the
left.
The valley narrows.
The road starts to ascend gently.
MIANRAT—Sarai and railway station
and workmen’s huts.
Note -—This railway station is not marked on the I"
map, but many others are which are not mentioned
in the report.
(i) Camping ground.—On right of road—
sufficient for three brigades—entrances
and exits difficult on account of
ditches—M. T. must park on roadside
where there is ample space—cover
from air, nil.
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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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