Show BRITISH TOKEN PA PAYMENT SEEN Recent Silver Price Drop Believed Believed Be- Be Forecast of Action LONDON May 3 Great W-Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain is prepared to make a silver token debt payment to the United States in June it was reported in if- if financial circles toda today as a result o of the recent drop in silver il prices While official confirmation was w s lacking it Is believed probable the British government took advantage of the low price Althou Although h the day or of reckoning Is only a little more than a month awa away there is 15 still no no official indication that Britain is making an any kind of ofa a payment on her debts to the United Unit Unit- ed States but it is believed it willbe will willbe be another token payment Well informed financial al quarters said today there has been no evidence evi- evi dence of purchaseS of o silver on the open market by the British govern mente ment W WASHINGTON May 3 The M-The authority granted President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt to accept silver in payment on war debts expired last October This authority was contained in the Thomas inflation amendment to the agriculture adjustment act |