United Nations Security Council Resolution 17

UN Security Council
Resolution 17
UN Security Council; Resolution 17
	Bulgaria-Greece border
Date	10 February 1947
Meeting no.	101
Code	S/RES/17 (Document)
Subject	The Greek Question
Voting summary	9 voted for; None voted against; 2 abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Poland; Syria;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 17 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on February 10, 1947. The Council declared that the commission established by Resolution 15 did not have the authority to request the governments of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, or Yugoslavia to postpone any executions of political prisoners unless the commission believed they could provide testimony helpful to its work.

Resolution 17 passed with nine votes to none. Poland and the Soviet Union abstained.^[1]

^ United Nations Security Council. (1946). The Greek Question (Resolution No. 17). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.

[1] United Nations Security Council. (1946). The Greek Question (Resolution No. 17). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.

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