(Repeats to fix Web address of The Independent's story)
SYDNEY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The UK's The Independent newspaper on Tuesday reported that Gulf Arab states were in secret talks with Russia, China, Japan and France to replace the U.S. dollar with a basket of currencies in the trading of oil.
To see The Independent's story, click on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-th e-dollar-1798175.html
(Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Mark Bendeich)