22 C.F.R. § 72.16 Regulatory responsibility of consular officer.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
Except as otherwise provided in §§72.18 through 72.26, the consular officer (or in his absence a dipomatic officer) should take possession and dispose of the personal estates (other than the articles described in §§72.29 and 72.30) of all United States citizens who die within his jurisdiction or were residing therein at the time of death. This responsibility should be discharged in accordance with the procedure prescribed herein so far as that procedure is authorized by: (a) Treaty provisions; or (b) The laws or authorities of the country wherein the estate is located; or (c) Established usage.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Personal Estates of Deceased Citizens
§ 72.16 Regulatory responsibility of consular officer.
