An important aspect of this case, is that Judge Kaufman identified and considered that the act’s application is qualified by due process requirements. It concluded that in terms of personal jurisdiction, states are considered “persons” under the due process clause . With this determination, when there is a suit under the FSIA, courts will have to find minimum contacts of the foreign state with the US territory in order to establish personal jurisdiction . This was later, highly criticized by jurists and eventually overruled. Nonetheless, this case is largely considered for making progress by solving the difficult task of interpreting the FSIA, which at the time did not provide sufficient guidance. Also, this case showed that in order to
