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QIAN SAID THAT CAAC DEFINITELY WISHED TO USE HEATHROW, AND ASKED US TO RECONSIDER. WITHOUT SUGGESTING ONE, HE SAID THAT HE WAS SURE HMG COULD FIND SOME EXCUSE" TO ALLOW CAAC TO USE HEATHROW IN CONTRADICTION TO THE REGULATIONS. THEY WOULD AFTER ALL, ONLY BE OPERATING TWO SERVICES PER WEEK WHICH SHOULD NOT PRESENT INSUPERABLE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS EVEN IF HEATHROW WERE OVERCROWDED.
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