APPENDIX E
Sample Kidnap
and Ransom Contingency Plan
This plan was designed to fit the needs of a particular company with a unique kidnap
and ransom exposure. It is not a blueprint th at can or should be followed by any other
organization, although parts of it will apply to most kidnap and ransom situations.
I. INTRODUCTION
Even the most carefully tailored security procedures sometimes are not enough.
As evidenced by repeated bombings, kidnappings, extortion plots, and other acts of
violence, securi ty procedures are not infallible; they can be compromised or penetrated.
For this reason, it is vitally important for this company to have a written contingency
plan that outlines some of the steps to be taken in the event a kidnap or extortion plot
against ...