Southern African Development Community 2. The Central Authority of the Requested State shall make all necessary arrangements for representation in the Requested State of the Requesting State in any proceedings arising out of a request for assistance. 3. Requests shall be executed in accordance with the laws of the Requested State and the terms of this Protocol. 4. If the Central Authority of the Requested State determines that the execution of the request would interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, prosecution or proceeding in that State, it may postpone execution, or make execution subject to conditions determined to be necessary after consultations with the Requesting State. If the Requesting State accepts the assistance subject to the conditions, it shall comply with the conditions. 5. The Requested State shall use its best efforts to keep confidential a request and its contents if such confidentiality is requested by the Requesting State. If the request cannot be executed without breaching such confidentiality, the Central Authority of the Requested State shall so inform the Requesting State which shall then determine whether the request should nevertheless be executed. 6. The Requested State shall respond to reasonable inquiries by the Requesting State concerning progress in executing the request. 7. The Requested State shall promptly inform the Requesting State of the outcome of the execution of the request. If the request cannot be successfully executed in whole or in part, the Requested State shall inform the Requesting State of the reasons therefor. ARTICLE 5 CONTENTS OF REQUESTS 1. In all cases, requests for assistance shall indicate: (a) the competent authority in the Requesting State conducting the investigation, prosecution or proceedings to which the request relates; (b) the nature of the investigation, prosecution or proceedings, and include a summary of the facts and a copy of the applicable laws; (c) the purpose of the request and the nature of the assistance sought; SADC Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 5