 Baudouin took a close interest in the Congo.On his first state visit to the Belgian Congo in 1955, King Baudouin was welcomed enthusiastically by cheering crowds of whites and blacks alike, as captured in André Cauvin's documentary film, "Bwana Kitoko".Foreign observers, such as the international correspondent of "The Manchester Guardian" or a "Time" journalist, remarked that Belgian paternalism "seemed to work", and contrasted Belgium's seemingly loyal and enthusiastic colonial subjects with the restless French and British colonies.