The Foreign Branch, ("Amtsgruppe Ausland" in German) (later known as Foreign Intelligence Group) was the second subdivision of the Abwehr and had several functions: liaison with the OKW and the general staffs of the services, coordination with the German Foreign Ministry on military matters, and evaluation of captured documents and evaluation of foreign press and radio broadcasts. This liaison with the OKW meant that the Foreign Branch was the appropriate channel to request Abwehr support for a particular mission. Abwehr constituted the third division and was labeled "counter-intelligence branches" but in reality focused on intelligence gathering.