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iidnep Advice From — ~ Your aa 2 ye aye “ af By Conrad Manley . Chronicle Foreien Service . Mexico City “26° 0 vs UGGESTIONS on how ‘tb avoid being kidnaped — and how to behave if failing to avoid it — have. been circulated to American business- men in Mexico by the U.S. Embassy. - The five-page document is cailed _ “General Security Tips for U.S. Busi- nessmen Abroad.” Although it makes , + no reference to events in Mexico, a score or more prominent individuals _in various parts of the country have been kidnaped for ransom during the "past year, including U.S. Consul Gen — eral Terrance G. Leonhardy. in ~ Guadalajara, “oy . The Embassy. document,” noting’ that “American business and busi- - ‘essmen abroad are at times singled ; “out as targets of terrorists, ” declared. that steps can be taken “to minimize’ “the likelihood that, these | acts, will ‘be ificult to be forced 10 to keep car doors lock e curn an U. Ss. Embassy _ pea “Be ‘senaitive ‘b “the poasibllity of of surveillance. Before leaving your house, check up and down the street . for suspicious cars. Try to note. . whether, you are being followed to LR ang windows — + > and from work, or other places you . frequent; if so, notify police prompt: Wy * the pamphlet Bays. . ‘phe instructions say that in the event of kidnaping, one should re- member the following points: . “Under ail circumstances, stern to stay calm and be alert to situations _ that you can exploit to your advan- _ tage ... Do not attempt to fight ‘back or to struggle physically .. . Comply with the instructions of your ‘abductors as well as you can. Do not ” @iscuss what action may be taken by ~ your family, friends or company. « Make a mental note of all movements | "2... Whenever possible, take note of © "AMERICAN businessmen ‘and | 4 ay their families are advised to. er avoid routine in the routes and times |": of thelr movements and to avoid tray- * _. fing alone, to stay on well traveled . % horoughfa nving, . in the center lanes to ma Lor ‘ a _ the characteristics of your abductors '-. . Generally, you cannot expect to have a good opportunity to escape; © any attempt to.escape, however, — _should not be made unless ft has been ‘carefully calculated to ensure the best possible odds for success. Avoid - ‘making provocative remarks." “ot Other suggestions were to: make® homes as burglar-proof as possible, 1. _to keep watchdogs, to employ of pri- . ’ vate patrols, to make security checks - of servants, to avoid disputes with lo- ‘ eal citizens and not to discuss what you would do in case of kidnaping.: ; Ss F. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, Sundsy Punch, January 27,1974 om . sf mf