United Nations Security Council Resolution 17

UN Security Council
Resolution 17
UN Security Council; Resolution 17
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.