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Tue 08 Aug 2001Unionists to hold key talks today on IRA's arms moveSenior Ulster Unionists will hold a critical meeting today to determine their party's response to the statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning that the IRA has proposed a method to put its weapons beyond use.UUP Assembly and Westminster members will discuss yesterday's statement from Gen de Chastelain's decommissioning body and the proposals by the British and Irish governments to end the political crisis.