NORTHERN IRELAND: ARMY SCALE DOWN:

NORTHERN IRELAND: ARMY SCALE DOWN:; ITN NORTHERN IRELAND: Belfast: Shankhill Road: EXT SEQ Loyalist mural painted on wall (5 SHOTS) (Mural = 24 secs) INT Jackie McDonald (Ulster Defence Association) interviewed SOT - (Loyalist decommissioning) wouldn't mean anything at all, depends on how far IRA are going to go with decommissioning/ still maintain that no matter what the handover they will still have more than all the loyalist paramilitaries put together - But never say never CUTAWAY Sillem EXT i/c INT McDonald interviewed SOT - Threat of loyalist retaliation EXT John White along to place wreath at place where 10 killed by IRA Shankhill bomb Inscription on memorial stone White looking at inscription John White (Ulster Democratic Party) interviewed SOT - There hasn't been any meetings with that body (decommissioning body) since July and don't know what UDA position will be - The IRA's decision to decommission was more political than a military one CUTAWAY 'UDA' crest painted on lamp post Parents of children lead along by armoured police to Holy Cross school Protestants holding up signs taunting Catholics about 'IRA surrender' as parents past in f/g 'We welcome Sinn Fein/IRA surrender' sign held up by loyalist protestor (2 SHOTS) CMS Riot police Soldiers next armoured trucks as woman holding Union Jack flag along in f/g Sir Ronnie Flanagan (RUC Chief Constable) interviewed SOT - No doubt that Republican movement was very well prepared for this move so do not expect any significant drift away from mainstream republicanism to dissident groups GV 'IRA' lettering on lamp posts (3 SHOTS)