IRAN MOTOR ROUTE
SUPPLIES TO RUSSIA BIG FLEET OF LORRIES . (Reed. Nov. 26, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 24. The British United Press Teheran correspondent states that a motor route has been opened between Bushire, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Teheran, a distance of 550 miles. The first lorries, loaded with rubber, are using the route and are expected to reach the Russians early next week. A fleet of 52 lorries is available for the five-day journey. American 15-ton vehicles are expected soon. They are capable of carrying tanks, despite the passes between Bushire and Shiraz rising to 12,000 ft. The United Kingdom Commercial Corporation has 1000 lorries operating in Iran and workshops have been established at key points.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20623, 26 November 1941, Page 5
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