United Nations Security Council Resolution 17
United Nations Security Council resolution
United Nations resolution adopted in 1947
9 voted forPermanent members
- China
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Soviet Union
Non-permanent members
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Poland
- Syria
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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]
See also
References
- ^ United Nations Security Council. (1946). The Greek Question (Resolution No. 17). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.
External links
- Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 17 at Wikisource