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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [226r] (456/498)
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 XIV—Section A— contd.
5. Climatic effects. —(a) Snow falls heavily on the KURD
ISTAN hills and in winter the SHEIKH, KHALDAR, GOLINJ
and QARNEH passes may be closed for a week at a time.
(b) Rain is not likely to put this read out of action as over
the only low-lying portion—the NAQADEH plain—the road is
ditched and cambered.
6 . Exceptional Features. — (a) Rivers. —The LAWEN river
is the only river of any size. It is adequately bridged.
Passes. There are four passes—(locally known as
GEDIK). The ascent of the SHEIKH pass from the IRAQ side
presents no obstacle to fully laden M. T. The descent is four
miles long averages l : 18 and has 16 hairpin bends. The remain
ing three passes present no especial difficulty.
(c) Bridges—There is only one bridge of importance that
over the LAWEN river.
The remainder are culverts.
(d) Fords—These are numerous and consist of unpaved
Irish bridges over stony nullah beds dry in summer but liable to
spate in spring when the snows melt.
(e) Tunnels. —There are no tunnels on this road.
7. Repair Facilities.—Shingle for road metal is available
throughout the Persian portion of this route. No steam rollers
are available nearer than TABRIZ. Local labour (unskilled) is
available in considerable quantities in the NAQADEH plain
otherwise scarce.
8 . Supply Facilities—(X) Camping grounds. —Are adequate
and are described in the detailed report.
(ii) Water—Is abundant except in the last 16 miles.
(ni) Supplies—are scarce except in the NAQADEH plain
after harvest. Cattle, goats and sheep are plentiful and fruit is
easily obtainable.
9. General. —Guns can be taken over this route without
difficulty. Both and million maps are inaccurate. Contours
siting of villages, etc., are unreliable.
DETAILED REPORT.
Map. 1-H.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 0 0
IRAQI-IRANIAN frontier.
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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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