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. See also List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1 to 100 (1946–1953) References Text of the Resolution at undocs.org External links 0017 1947 in Yugoslavia 0017 0017 0017 0017 1947 in Albania 1947 in Greece 1947 in Bulgaria February 1947 events