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Google accepts 301 redirects with no-cache cache-control headers. If it's a 301, it is treated as such, regardless of additional cache headers. Google's crawling system works differently from browsers.
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Does Google Really Care About Cache Headers for Your JavaScript Files?
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TL;DR
Google treats 301 redirects with no-cache cache-control headers just like standard 301s. Google's crawling does not depend on additional cache headers, unlike browsers.
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