United Nations Security Council Resolution 16 – The Free Territory of Trieste

16 (1947). Resolution of 10 January 1947

The Security Council,

Having received and examined the annexes to the proposed Peace Treaty with Italy relating to the cre-ation and government of the Free Territory of Trieste (including an arrangement for the Free Port),

Hereby records its approval of the three following documents:

(1) The instrument for the provisional regime of the Free Territory of Trieste;

(2) The per-manent Statute for the Free Territory of Trieste ;

(3) The instrument for the Free Port of Trieste; and its acceptance of the responsibilities devolving upon it under the same.

Adopted at the 91 st meeting by 10 votes to none, with 1 abstention (Austra-lia).