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supplies or services on requisition to the forces of Allied or Associated Powers in Bulgarian territory and in satisfaction of non-combat damage claims against the forces of Allied or Associated Powers arising in Bul- garian territory. 3. Bulgaria likewise waives all claims of the nature covered by para- graph 1 of this Article on behalf of the Bulgarian Government or Bulgarian nationals against any of the United Nations whose diplomatic relations with Bulgaria were broken off during the war and which took action in cooperation with the Allied and Associated Powers. 4. The waiver of claims by Bulgaria under paragraph 1 of this Article includes any claims arising out of actions taken by any of the Allied and Associated Powers with respect to Bulgarian ships between September 1, 1939, and the coming into force of the present Treaty, as well as any claims and debts arising out of the Conventions on prisoners of war now in force. Article 29 1. Pending the conclusion of commercial treaties or agreements between individual United Nations and Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Government shall, during a period of eighteen months from the coming into force of the present Treaty, grant the following treatment to each of the United Nations which, in fact, reciprocally grants similar treatment in like matters to Bulgaria: (a) In all that concerns duties and charges on importation or exporta- tion, the internal taxation of imported goods and all regulations pertaining thereto, the United Nations shall be granted unconditional most-favoured- nation treatment; (b) In all other respects, Bulgaria shall make no arbitrary discrimina- tion against goods originating in or destined for any territory of any of the United Nations as compared with like goods originating in or destined for territory of any other of the United Nations or of any other foreign country; '(c) United Nations nationals, including juridical persons, shall be granted national and most-favoured-nation treatment in all matters pertain- ing to commerce, industry, shipping and other forms of business activity within Bulgaria. These provisions shall not apply to commercial aviation; (d) Bulgaria shall grant no exclusive or discriminatory right to any country with regard to the operation of commercial aircraft in international 1968 [61 STAT. TREATIES