If the court or other authority declines to stay the effect of the
demand in response to a request made in accordance with Sec. 2.23
pending receipt of instructions, or if the court or other authority
rules that the demand must be complied with irrespective of instructions
not to produce the material or disclose the information sought, the
employee or former employee upon whom the demand has been made shall
respectfully decline to comply with the demand, ``United States ex rel
Touhy v. Ragen,'' 340 US. 462.