] There are only three exceptions to the draconian new
] typographical rules: telegrams, treaty materials prepared
] by the State Department's legal affairs office and
] documents drawn up for the president's signature, it
] said.
]
]
] The memorandum offered no explanation for the exceptions,
] leaving foreign service officers to speculate as to
] whether the White House, US treaty partners and telegram
] readers are not yet able to handle the change.

heh

US bans timed-honoured typeface. 30/01/2004. ABC News Online