Possible Clues:

• Literary assistant
• A fellow with various uses in serving a dictator
• PA a fellow uses in resort
• Literary assistant in USA names novel
• One assisting writer chap in the putting out of an issue?
• Difficult Aussie man not primarily one to be dictated to
• A fellow provoked issue about new secretary
• Literally, an assistant to a dictator?
• Assembly Member initially confused us with insane dictator's collaborator, perhaps
• Someone skilled in dictation