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From: wales@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: U.S. State Department license plates?
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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 16:24:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 16:24:17 1985
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A few weeks ago, I asked for information about the red, white, and blue
"U.S. State Department" license plates I have recently started to notice
here in the Los Angeles area.

Several people replied to my article and informed me that these plates
are being issued to foreign diplomatic personnel in the United States.
They are apparently intended to replace special plates formerly issued
by individual states within the U.S.

The first letter of these plates is white on a blue background (the
other two letters and three digits are black on a white background).
Further examination reveals that the first letter is pre-printed on the
plate -- not embossed as is the case with the rest of the plate number.

Apparently, the first letter on one of these plates has some special
meaning.  For example, I have seen several plates with "C" as the first
letter -- and in the blue field at the top of the plate is the word
"CONSUL".  I have also seen plates beginning with "S", but these don't
have anything written at the top.
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