22 CFR § 71.7 - Reports on catastrophes abroad.

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title: "22 CFR § 71.7 - Reports on catastrophes abroad."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
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section_name: "Reports on catastrophes abroad."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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subchapter_name: "PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF AMERICANS, THEIR PROPERTY AND ESTATES"
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part_name: "PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS AND THEIR PROPERTY"
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# 71.7 Reports on catastrophes abroad.

Whenever a great catastrophe occurs abroad, either on land or on sea, the officer within whose district the catastrophe takes place or into whose district the survivors are brought shall report immediately by telegraph the names of any American citizens who have been killed or injured and the names of American citizens known to be safe.