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United Nations Security Council Resolution 17

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Date
  
February 10 1947

Code
  
S/RES/17 (Document)

Result
  
Adopted

Meeting no.
  
101

Subject
  
The Greek Question

Voting summary
  
9 voted for None voted against 2 abstained

United Nations Security Council Resolution 17, adopted on February 10, 1947, decided that the commission created by United Nations Security Council Resolution 15 was not empowered to request the governments of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria or Yugoslavia to postpone the executions of any of their political prisoners unless could give witness that would assist the commission in its task.

The resolution was adopted by 9 votes, with 2 abstentions from Poland and the Soviet Union.

References

United Nations Security Council Resolution 17 Wikipedia