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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [213r] (430/498)
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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417
Route XIII—Section A—contd.
(v) Fodder is very scarce The Iranians feed barley and
straw, but the number of horses kept is very small. The number
of mules kept is decreasing annually owing to successful com
petition by mechanical transport. Donkeys are plentiful but are
fed chiefly on dried thorn.
(vi) Grazing is abundant and grass is to be found on this
section all the year round.
(vii) Petrol and oil are obtainable in bulk at KAZVIN and
ZINJAN only (for amounts see detailed report). The smaller
hamlets stock a few tins only for sale to passing lorry drivers
in emergency at greatly enhanced rates.
(viii) M. T. Repairs .—Outside KAZVIN and ZINJAN
repair facilities do not exist. These two towns stock a fair
number of spare parts of the better known makes of A.merican
lorry but skilled mechanics or properly equipped workshops are
totally lacking.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map 8-H.
Miles.
CUssihcation. Inter. Total.
A. 1 0
A. 1 h
A. 1 |
A. 1 6
0 fFor description of KAZVIN, see Route
1, Section C.)
| RESHT road (Route XII) comes in from
west. Flour mill on right. Extensive
vineyards on right and left.
1 Dry (August, 1933) river bed 20 x to left oj
road for 1 mile till cultivation ceases and
open country is reached. The road runs
nearly straight, dead level and due S. W.
for 23 miles, with the railway running
parallel on the left It is soled and
metalled with shingle to a depth of 4
inches, is of an average breadth of 20
feet and heavily cambered with a ditch
for drainage on either side.
7 SULT ANAB AD village (40 houses) i mile
left. From this point onwards for 14
miles a track runs parallel to the road at
a distance of 15 yards to the left. The
surface of the plain is smoo h and moder
ately hard and this track provides
excellent going in dry weather. Its use
is much favoured by civilian transport
owing to the excessive camber of the
main road which, combined with the
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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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- 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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