22 C.F.R. § 72.22 Responsibility if will intended to operate in the United States exists.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
If a will that is intended to operate in the United States is found among the effects taken into possession by the consular officer, it should be forwarded immediately to the person or persons designated, in the event that their whereabouts are known. When this is impossible, the will should be sent to the appropriate court in the State of the decedent's domicile. Special directions contained in the will for the conservation by the consular officer of the personal estate should be observed by him so far as the laws of the foreign country and these regulations permit him to act.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Personal Estates of Deceased Citizens
§ 72.22 Responsibility if will intended to operate in the United States exists.
