Republic of Nicaragua, a Foreign Sovereign v. Standard Fruit Company, Standard Fruit and Steamship Company, and Castle & Cooke, Inc.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

The Republic of Nicaragua appeals from two orders of the district court which denied its motion to compel international arbitration of a contract dispute (Count I) and granted summary judgment to Standard Fruit Company (“SFC”) and its two parent companies, Standard Fruit and Steamship Company (“Steamship”) and Castle & Cooke, Inc. (“C & C”), 1 on Nicaragua’s breach of contract claim (Count II).

Nicaragua raises three points on appeal. First, it argues that the questions of whether a document entitled “Memorandum of Intent” was a valid contract and whether Standard Fruit…