Let (G,K) be a symmetric pair over an algebraically closed field of
characteristic different of 2 and let sigma be an automorphism with square 1 of
G preserving K. In this paper we consider the set of pairs (O,L) where O is a
sigma-stable K-orbit on the flag manifold of G and L is an irreducible
K-equivariant local system on O which is "fixed" by sigma. Given two such pairs
(O,L), (O',L'), with O' in the closure \bar O of O, the multiplicity space of
L' in the a cohomology sheaf of the intersection cohomology of \bar O with
coefficients in L (restricted to O') carries an involution induced by sigma and
we are interested in computing the dimensions of its +1 and -1 eigenspaces. We
show that this computation can be done in terms of a certain module structure
over a quasisplit Hecke algebra on a space spanned by the pairs (O,L) as above.Comment: 46 pages. Version 2 reorganizes the explicit calculation of the Hecke
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