  In this paper we consider the restriction of a unitary irreducible
representation of type $A_{\mathfrak q}(\lambda)$ of $GL(4,{\mathbb R})$ to
reductive subgroups $H$ which are the fixpoint sets of an involution. We obtain
a formula for the restriction to the symplectic group and to $GL(2,{\mathbb
C})$, and as an application we construct in the last section some
representations in the cuspidal spectrum of the symplectic and the complex
general linear group. In addition to working directly with the cohmologically
induced module to obtain the branching law, we also introduce the useful
concept of pseudo dual pairs of subgroups in a reductive Lie group.
